The Bad and the Beautiful poster

The Bad and the Beautiful

I took you out of the gutter... I can fling you back!

Description: 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.

Genres: Drama, Romance

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Budget: $1,558,000 | Revenue : $3,373,000

Runtime: 118 minutes

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Kirk Douglas

Played Jonathan Shields

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Lana Turner

Played Georgia Lorrison

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Dick Powell

Played James Lee Bartlow

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Barry Sullivan

Played Fred Amiel

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Walter Pidgeon

Played Harry Pebbel

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Gloria Grahame

Played Rosemary Bartlow

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Gilbert Roland

Played Victor "Gaucho" Ribera

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Paul Stewart

Played Syd Murphy

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Vanessa Brown

Played Kay Amiel

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Leo G. Carroll

Played Henry Whitfield

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Elaine Stewart

Played Lila

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Sammy White

Played Gus

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Ivan Triesault

Played Von Ellstein

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Lucy Knoch

Played Blonde Dancing with Gaucho (uncredited)

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Jay Adler

Played Mr. Z (uncredited)

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Stanley Andrews

Played Sheriff (uncredited)

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Del Armstrong

Played Georgia's Makeup Artist (uncredited)

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Ben Astar

Played Joe (Party Guest) (uncredited)

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Barbara Billingsley

Played Evelyn Lucien (Costumer) (uncredited)

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John Bishop

Played Ferraday (uncredited)

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Madge Blake

Played Mrs. Rosser (uncredited)

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Marshall Bradford

Played Man Outside the Club (uncredited)

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Paul Bradley

Played Party Guest (uncredited)

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Hadda Brooks

Played Piano Player (uncredited)

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Ralph Brooks

Played Mourner (uncredited)

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Robert Burton

Played McDill (uncredited)

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Francis X. Bushman

Played Eulogist (uncredited)

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Louis Calhern

Played Georgia Lorrison's Father (voice) (uncredited)

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Marietta Canty

Played Ida (uncredited)

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Robert Carson

Played Casting Director (uncredited)

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Beulah Christian

Played Party Guest (uncredited)

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Janet Comerford

Played Bobby-Soxer (uncredited)

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James Conaty

Played Party Guest (uncredited)

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Jonathan Cott

Played Assistant Director (uncredited)

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Lillian Culver

Played Real Estate Woman (uncredited)

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Alexis Davidoff

Played Priest (uncredited)

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Bob Davis

Played Assistant (uncredited)

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Sandy Descher

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

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Helen Dickson

Played Symposium Guest (uncredited)

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Phil Dunham

Played Pawnbroker (uncredited)

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Steve Dunhill

Played Cameraman (uncredited)

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Franklyn Farnum

Played Assistant on Set (uncredited)

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James Farrar

Played Publicity Man (uncredited)

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Bess Flowers

Played Joe's Friend at Party (uncredited)

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Charles Fogel

Played Poker Player (uncredited)

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George Ford

Played Club Patron (uncredited)

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Steve Forrest

Played Actor in Georgia's Screen Test (uncredited)

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Kathleen Freeman

Played Miss March (uncredited)

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Rudy Germane

Played Party Guest (uncredited)

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Frank Gerstle

Played Gabby Agent at the Party (uncredited)

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Joe Gilbert

Played Party Guest (uncredited)

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Ned Glass

Played Wardrobe Man (uncredited)

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James Gonzalez

Played Party Guest (uncredited)

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Phyllis Graffeo

Played Leading Lady (uncredited)

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Herschel Graham

Played Party Guest (uncredited)

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A. Cameron Grant

Played Assistant Director (uncredited)

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Marion Gray

Played Symposium Guest (uncredited)

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William E. Green

Played Hugo Shields (uncredited)

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Dabbs Greer

Played Studio Lighting Technician (uncredited)

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Robert Haines

Played Mourner (uncredited)

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Sam Harris

Played Party Guest (uncredited)

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Dick Johnstone

Played Mourner (uncredited)

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Ted Jordan

Played Assistant Director (uncredited)

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Joseph Keane

Played Assistant Director (uncredited)

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Kenner G. Kemp

Played Mourner (uncredited)

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Peggy King

Played Singer at Party (uncredited)

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Mike Lally

Played Preview Ticket Taker (uncredited)

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Louise Lane

Played Party Guest (uncredited)

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George J. Lewis

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

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Wilbur Mack

Played Party Guest (uncredited)

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Paul Marion

Played Spanish Actor in Screen Test (uncredited)

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Paul Maxey

Played Man Talking to Gabby Agent at the Party (uncredited)

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May McAvoy

Played Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)

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Harold Miller

Played Mourner (uncredited)

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Hans Moebus

Played Party Guest (uncredited)

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Patrick J. Molyneaux

Played Studio Electrician (uncredited)

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Roger Moore

Played Cigar Clerk (uncredited)

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Ellanora Needles

Played Reporter (uncredited)

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Richard Norris

Played Leading Man (uncredited)

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William H. O'Brien

Played Waiter at Party (uncredited)

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Pat O'Malley

Played Man Outside the Club (uncredited)

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Christopher Olsen

Played Amiel's Boy (uncredited)

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Dorothy Patrick

Played Arlene (uncredited)

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William Phillips

Played Assistant Director (uncredited)

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Murray Pollack

Played Theatre Worker (uncredited)

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Paul Power

Played Theatre Manager (uncredited)

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Kathy Qualen

Played Bobby-Soxer (uncredited)

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Anthony Redondo

Played Crew Member (uncredited)

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Jeff Richards

Played Studio Props Department Man (uncredited)

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Loretta Russell

Played Symposium Guest (uncredited)

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Jeffrey Sayre

Played Waiter (uncredited)

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Frank J. Scannell

Played Reporter (uncredited)

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Perry Sheehan

Played Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)

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George Sherwood

Played Cameraman (uncredited)

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Reginald Simpson

Played Poker Player (uncredited)

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Mabel Smaney

Played Heavy Woman (uncredited)

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Norman Stevans

Played Theatre Worker (uncredited)

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William Tannen

Played Reporter (uncredited)

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Dee Turnell

Played Linda Ronley (uncredited)

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Harry Tyler

Played Man (uncredited)

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Kaaren Verne

Played Rosa (uncredited)

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Ray Walker

Played Cameraman (uncredited)

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Harte Wayne

Played Judge (uncredited)

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Lawrence A. Williams

Played Poker Player (uncredited)

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Eric Wilton

Played Butler (uncredited)

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Wilson Wood

Played Man on Movie Set (uncredited)

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Douglas Yorke

Played Leading Man (uncredited)

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Helen Young

Played Georgia's Hair Stylist (uncredited)

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