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The Bad and the Beautiful

Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer, James Lee Bartlow; a star, Georgia Lorrison; and a director, Fred Amiel. He is a hard-driving, ambitious man who ruthlessly uses everyone on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers.

Release : December 25, 1952

Budget : $1,558,000.00

Revenue : $3,373,000.00

Duration : 118 minutes

Rating : 7.30

Compilation / Trailer Video

Credits

Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas ( Kirk Douglas )

Jonathan Shields

Lana Turner

Lana Turner ( Lana Turner )

Georgia Lorrison

Dick Powell

Dick Powell ( Dick Powell )

James Lee Bartlow

Barry Sullivan

Barry Sullivan ( Barry Sullivan )

Fred Amiel

Walter Pidgeon

Walter Pidgeon ( Walter Pidgeon )

Harry Pebbel

Gloria Grahame

Gloria Grahame ( Gloria Grahame )

Rosemary Bartlow

Gilbert Roland

Gilbert Roland ( Gilbert Roland )

Victor "Gaucho" Ribera

Paul Stewart

Paul Stewart ( Paul Stewart )

Syd Murphy

Vanessa Brown

Vanessa Brown ( Vanessa Brown )

Kay Amiel

Leo G. Carroll

Leo G. Carroll ( Leo G. Carroll )

Henry Whitfield

Elaine Stewart

Elaine Stewart ( Elaine Stewart )

Lila

Sammy White

Sammy White ( Sammy White )

Gus

Ivan Triesault

Ivan Triesault ( Ivan Triesault )

Von Ellstein

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Lucy Knoch ( Lucy Knoch )

Blonde Dancing with Gaucho (uncredited)

Jay Adler

Jay Adler ( Jay Adler )

Mr. Z (uncredited)

Stanley Andrews

Stanley Andrews ( Stanley Andrews )

Sheriff (uncredited)

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Del Armstrong ( Del Armstrong )

Georgia's Makeup Artist (uncredited)

Ben Astar

Ben Astar ( Ben Astar )

Joe (Party Guest) (uncredited)

Barbara Billingsley

Barbara Billingsley ( Barbara Billingsley )

Evelyn Lucien (Costumer) (uncredited)

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John Bishop ( John Bishop )

Ferraday (uncredited)

Madge Blake

Madge Blake ( Madge Blake )

Mrs. Rosser (uncredited)

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Marshall Bradford ( Marshall Bradford )

Man Outside the Club (uncredited)

Paul Bradley

Paul Bradley ( Paul Bradley )

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Hadda Brooks ( Hadda Brooks )

Piano Player (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

Ralph Brooks ( Ralph Brooks )

Mourner (uncredited)

Robert Burton

Robert Burton ( Robert Burton )

McDill (uncredited)

Francis X. Bushman

Francis X. Bushman ( Francis X. Bushman )

Eulogist (uncredited)

Louis Calhern

Louis Calhern ( Louis Calhern )

Georgia Lorrison's Father (voice) (uncredited)

Marietta Canty

Marietta Canty ( Marietta Canty )

Ida (uncredited)

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Robert Carson ( Robert Carson )

Casting Director (uncredited)

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Beulah Christian ( Beulah Christian )

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Janet Comerford ( Janet Comerford )

Bobby-Soxer (uncredited)

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James Conaty ( James Conaty )

Party Guest (uncredited)

Jonathan Cott

Jonathan Cott ( Jonathan Cott )

Assistant Director (uncredited)

Lillian Culver

Lillian Culver ( Lillian Culver )

Real Estate Woman (uncredited)

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Alexis Davidoff ( Alexis Davidoff )

Priest (uncredited)

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Bob Davis ( Bob Davis )

Assistant (uncredited)

Sandy Descher

Sandy Descher ( Sandy Descher )

Little Girl Screaming on "Cat Man" Set (uncredited)

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Helen Dickson ( Helen Dickson )

Symposium Guest (uncredited)

Phil Dunham

Phil Dunham ( Phil Dunham )

Pawnbroker (uncredited)

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Steve Dunhill ( Steve Dunhill )

Cameraman (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Franklyn Farnum ( Franklyn Farnum )

Assistant on Set (uncredited)

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James Farrar ( James Farrar )

Publicity Man (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers ( Bess Flowers )

Joe's Friend at Party (uncredited)

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Charles Fogel ( Charles Fogel )

Poker Player (uncredited)

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George Ford ( George Ford )

Club Patron (uncredited)

Steve Forrest

Steve Forrest ( Steve Forrest )

Actor in Georgia's Screen Test (uncredited)

Kathleen Freeman

Kathleen Freeman ( Kathleen Freeman )

Miss March (uncredited)

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Rudy Germane ( Rudy Germane )

Party Guest (uncredited)

Frank Gerstle

Frank Gerstle ( Frank Gerstle )

Gabby Agent at the Party (uncredited)

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Joe Gilbert ( Joe Gilbert )

Party Guest (uncredited)

Ned Glass

Ned Glass ( Ned Glass )

Wardrobe Man (uncredited)

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James Gonzalez ( James Gonzalez )

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Phyllis Graffeo ( Phyllis Graffeo )

Leading Lady (uncredited)

Herschel Graham

Herschel Graham ( Herschel Graham )

Party Guest (uncredited)

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A. Cameron Grant ( A. Cameron Grant )

Assistant Director (uncredited)

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Marion Gray ( Marion Gray )

Symposium Guest (uncredited)

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William E. Green ( William E. Green )

Hugo Shields (uncredited)

Dabbs Greer

Dabbs Greer ( Dabbs Greer )

Studio Lighting Technician (uncredited)

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Robert Haines ( Robert Haines )

Mourner (uncredited)

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Sam Harris ( Sam Harris )

Party Guest (uncredited)

Dick Johnstone

Dick Johnstone ( Dick Johnstone )

Mourner (uncredited)

Ted Jordan

Ted Jordan ( Ted Jordan )

Assistant Director (uncredited)

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Joseph Keane ( Joseph Keane )

Assistant Director (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

Kenner G. Kemp ( Kenner G. Kemp )

Mourner (uncredited)

Peggy King

Peggy King ( Peggy King )

Singer at Party (uncredited)

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Mike Lally ( Mike Lally )

Preview Ticket Taker (uncredited)

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Louise Lane ( Louise Lane )

Party Guest (uncredited)

George J. Lewis

George J. Lewis ( George J. Lewis )

"Far Away Mountain" Test Actor #2 (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

Wilbur Mack ( Wilbur Mack )

Party Guest (uncredited)

Paul Marion

Paul Marion ( Paul Marion )

Spanish Actor in Screen Test (uncredited)

Paul Maxey

Paul Maxey ( Paul Maxey )

Man Talking to Gabby Agent at the Party (uncredited)

May McAvoy

May McAvoy ( May McAvoy )

Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Harold Miller ( Harold Miller )

Mourner (uncredited)

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Hans Moebus ( Hans Moebus )

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Patrick J. Molyneaux ( Patrick J. Molyneaux )

Studio Electrician (uncredited)

Roger Moore

Roger Moore ( Roger Moore )

Cigar Clerk (uncredited)

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Ellanora Needles ( Ellanora Needles )

Reporter (uncredited)

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Richard Norris ( Richard Norris )

Leading Man (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

William H. O'Brien ( William H. O'Brien )

Waiter at Party (uncredited)

Pat O'Malley

Pat O'Malley ( Pat O'Malley )

Man Outside the Club (uncredited)

Christopher Olsen

Christopher Olsen ( Christopher Olsen )

Amiel's Boy (uncredited)

Dorothy Patrick

Dorothy Patrick ( Dorothy Patrick )

Arlene (uncredited)

William Phillips

William Phillips ( William Phillips )

Assistant Director (uncredited)

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Murray Pollack ( Murray Pollack )

Theatre Worker (uncredited)

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Paul Power ( Paul Power )

Theatre Manager (uncredited)

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Kathy Qualen ( Kathy Qualen )

Bobby-Soxer (uncredited)

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Anthony Redondo ( Anthony Redondo )

Crew Member (uncredited)

Jeff Richards

Jeff Richards ( Jeff Richards )

Studio Props Department Man (uncredited)

Loretta Russell

Loretta Russell ( Loretta Russell )

Symposium Guest (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

Jeffrey Sayre ( Jeffrey Sayre )

Waiter (uncredited)

Frank J. Scannell

Frank J. Scannell ( Frank J. Scannell )

Reporter (uncredited)

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Perry Sheehan ( Perry Sheehan )

Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)

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George Sherwood ( George Sherwood )

Cameraman (uncredited)

Reginald Simpson

Reginald Simpson ( Reginald Simpson )

Poker Player (uncredited)

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Mabel Smaney ( Mabel Smaney )

Heavy Woman (uncredited)

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Norman Stevans ( Norman Stevans )

Theatre Worker (uncredited)

William Tannen

William Tannen ( William Tannen )

Reporter (uncredited)

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Dee Turnell ( Dee Turnell )

Linda Ronley (uncredited)

Harry Tyler

Harry Tyler ( Harry Tyler )

Man (uncredited)

Kaaren Verne

Kaaren Verne ( Kaaren Verne )

Rosa (uncredited)

Ray Walker

Ray Walker ( Ray Walker )

Cameraman (uncredited)

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Harte Wayne ( Harte Wayne )

Judge (uncredited)

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Lawrence A. Williams ( Lawrence A. Williams )

Poker Player (uncredited)

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Eric Wilton ( Eric Wilton )

Butler (uncredited)

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Wilson Wood ( Wilson Wood )

Man on Movie Set (uncredited)

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Douglas Yorke ( Douglas Yorke )

Leading Man (uncredited)

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Helen Young ( Helen Young )

Georgia's Hair Stylist (uncredited)

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