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The Bad and the Beautiful

Genre:DramaRomance

Released:1952-12-25

Runtime:118

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

Character: Georgia Lorrison

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Kirk Douglas

Character: Jonathan Shields

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Walter Pidgeon

Character: Harry Pebbel

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Dick Powell

Character: James Lee Bartlow

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Barry Sullivan

Character: Fred Amiel

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Gloria Grahame

Character: Rosemary Bartlow

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Leo G. Carroll

Character: Henry Whitfield

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Gilbert Roland

Character: Victor "Gaucho" Ribera

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Paul Stewart

Character: Syd Murphy

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Vanessa Brown

Character: Kay Amiel

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Elaine Stewart

Character: Lila

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Sammy White

Character: Gus

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Ivan Triesault

Character: Von Ellstein

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Lucy Knoch

Character: Blonde Dancing with Gaucho (uncredited)

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Jay Adler

Character: Mr. Z (uncredited)

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Stanley Andrews

Character: Sheriff (uncredited)

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Del Armstrong

Character: Georgia's Makeup Artist (uncredited)

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Ben Astar

Character: Joe (Party Guest) (uncredited)

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Barbara Billingsley

Character: Evelyn Lucien (Costumer) (uncredited)

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John Bishop

Character: Ferraday (uncredited)

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Madge Blake

Character: Mrs. Rosser (uncredited)

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Marshall Bradford

Character: Man Outside the Club (uncredited)

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Paul Bradley

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

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Hadda Brooks

Character: Piano Player (uncredited)

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Ralph Brooks

Character: Mourner (uncredited)

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Robert Burton

Character: McDill (uncredited)

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Francis X. Bushman

Character: Eulogist (uncredited)

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Louis Calhern

Character: Georgia Lorrison's Father (voice) (uncredited)

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Marietta Canty

Character: Ida (uncredited)

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Robert Carson

Character: Casting Director (uncredited)

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Beulah Christian

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

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Janet Comerford

Character: Bobby-Soxer (uncredited)

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James Conaty

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

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Jonathan Cott

Character: Assistant Director (uncredited)

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Lillian Culver

Character: Real Estate Woman (uncredited)

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Alexis Davidoff

Character: Priest (uncredited)

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Bob Davis

Character: Assistant (uncredited)

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Sandy Descher

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

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Helen Dickson

Character: Symposium Guest (uncredited)

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Phil Dunham

Character: Pawnbroker (uncredited)

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Steve Dunhill

Character: Cameraman (uncredited)

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Franklyn Farnum

Character: Assistant on Set (uncredited)

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James Farrar

Character: Publicity Man (uncredited)

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Bess Flowers

Character: Joe's Friend at Party (uncredited)

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Charles Fogel

Character: Poker Player (uncredited)

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George Ford

Character: Club Patron (uncredited)

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Steve Forrest

Character: Actor in Georgia's Screen Test (uncredited)

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Kathleen Freeman

Character: Miss March (uncredited)

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Rudy Germane

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

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Frank Gerstle

Character: Gabby Agent at the Party (uncredited)

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Joe Gilbert

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

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Ned Glass

Character: Wardrobe Man (uncredited)

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James Gonzalez

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

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Phyllis Graffeo

Character: Leading Lady (uncredited)

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Herschel Graham

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

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A. Cameron Grant

Character: Assistant Director (uncredited)

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Marion Gray

Character: Symposium Guest (uncredited)

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William E. Green

Character: Hugo Shields (uncredited)

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Dabbs Greer

Character: Studio Lighting Technician (uncredited)

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Robert Haines

Character: Mourner (uncredited)

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Sam Harris

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

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Dick Johnstone

Character: Mourner (uncredited)

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Ted Jordan

Character: Assistant Director (uncredited)

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Joseph Keane

Character: Assistant Director (uncredited)

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Kenner G. Kemp

Character: Mourner (uncredited)

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Peggy King

Character: Singer at Party (uncredited)

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Mike Lally

Character: Preview Ticket Taker (uncredited)

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Louise Lane

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

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George J. Lewis

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

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Wilbur Mack

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

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Paul Marion

Character: Spanish Actor in Screen Test (uncredited)

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Paul Maxey

Character: Man Talking to Gabby Agent at the Party (uncredited)

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May McAvoy

Character: Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)

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Harold Miller

Character: Mourner (uncredited)

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Hans Moebus

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

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Patrick J. Molyneaux

Character: Studio Electrician (uncredited)

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Roger Moore

Character: Cigar Clerk (uncredited)

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Ellanora Needles

Character: Reporter (uncredited)

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Richard Norris

Character: Leading Man (uncredited)

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William H. O'Brien

Character: Waiter at Party (uncredited)

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Pat O'Malley

Character: Man Outside the Club (uncredited)

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Christopher Olsen

Character: Amiel's Boy (uncredited)

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Dorothy Patrick

Character: Arlene (uncredited)

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William Phillips

Character: Assistant Director (uncredited)

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Murray Pollack

Character: Theatre Worker (uncredited)

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Paul Power

Character: Theatre Manager (uncredited)

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Kathy Qualen

Character: Bobby-Soxer (uncredited)

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Anthony Redondo

Character: Crew Member (uncredited)

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Jeff Richards

Character: Studio Props Department Man (uncredited)

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Loretta Russell

Character: Symposium Guest (uncredited)

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Jeffrey Sayre

Character: Waiter (uncredited)

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Frank J. Scannell

Character: Reporter (uncredited)

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Perry Sheehan

Character: Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)

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George Sherwood

Character: Cameraman (uncredited)

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Reginald Simpson

Character: Poker Player (uncredited)

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Mabel Smaney

Character: Heavy Woman (uncredited)

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Norman Stevans

Character: Theatre Worker (uncredited)

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William Tannen

Character: Reporter (uncredited)

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Dee Turnell

Character: Linda Ronley (uncredited)

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Harry Tyler

Character: Man (uncredited)

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Kaaren Verne

Character: Rosa (uncredited)

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Ray Walker

Character: Cameraman (uncredited)

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Harte Wayne

Character: Judge (uncredited)

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Lawrence A. Williams

Character: Poker Player (uncredited)

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Eric Wilton

Character: Butler (uncredited)

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Wilson Wood

Character: Man on Movie Set (uncredited)

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Douglas Yorke

Character: Leading Man (uncredited)

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Helen Young

Character: Georgia's Hair Stylist (uncredited)

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