
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
3.0887
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

Paul Bradley

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

Rudy Germane

Frank Gerstle

Ned Glass

Dabbs Greer

Sam Harris

Dick Johnstone

Ted Jordan

Kenner G. Kemp

Peggy King

Mike Lally

George J. Lewis

Wilbur Mack

Paul Marion

Paul Maxey

May McAvoy

Harold Miller

Hans Moebus

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