The Bad and the Beautiful
1952 • Drama | Romance
Vincente Minnelli
Director
George Bradshaw
Story
Status
Released
Release date
December 25, 1952
Duration
118 Min
Language
en
Popularity
4.5054
Budget
$1,558,000
Revenue
$3,373,000
Overview
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.
Cast
Lana Turner
Kirk Douglas
Walter Pidgeon
Dick Powell
Barry Sullivan
Gloria Grahame
Leo G. Carroll
Gilbert Roland
Paul Stewart
Vanessa Brown
Elaine Stewart
Sammy White
Ivan Triesault
Jay Adler
Stanley Andrews
Ben Astar
Barbara Billingsley
Madge Blake
Robert Burton
Francis X. Bushman
Louis Calhern
Marietta Canty
Jonathan Cott
Lillian Culver
Sandy Descher
Phil Dunham
Franklyn Farnum
Bess Flowers
Steve Forrest
Kathleen Freeman
Frank Gerstle
Ned Glass
Dabbs Greer
Dick Johnstone
Ted Jordan
Kenner G. Kemp
Peggy King
Mike Lally
George J. Lewis
Wilbur Mack
Paul Marion
Paul Maxey
May McAvoy
Harold Miller
Roger Moore
William H. O'Brien
Pat O'Malley
Christopher Olsen
Dorothy Patrick
William Phillips
Jeff Richards
Loretta Russell
Jeffrey Sayre
Frank J. Scannell
Reginald Simpson
William Tannen
Harry Tyler
Kaaren Verne
Ray Walker
