The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

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.

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Lana Turner
Lana Turner
as Georgia Lorrison
Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas
as Jonathan Shields
Walter Pidgeon
Walter Pidgeon
as Harry Pebbel
Dick Powell
Dick Powell
as James Lee Bartlow
Barry Sullivan
Barry Sullivan
as Fred Amiel
Gloria Grahame
Gloria Grahame
as Rosemary Bartlow
Leo G. Carroll
Leo G. Carroll
as Henry Whitfield
Gilbert Roland
Gilbert Roland
as Victor "Gaucho" Ribera
Paul Stewart
Paul Stewart
as Syd Murphy
Vanessa Brown
Vanessa Brown
as Kay Amiel
Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
as Lila
Sammy White
Sammy White
as Gus
Ivan Triesault
Ivan Triesault
as Von Ellstein
Lucy Knoch
Lucy Knoch
as Blonde Dancing with Gaucho (uncredited)
Jay Adler
Jay Adler
as Mr. Z (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews
Stanley Andrews
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Del Armstrong
Del Armstrong
as Georgia's Makeup Artist (uncredited)
Ben Astar
Ben Astar
as Joe (Party Guest) (uncredited)
Barbara Billingsley
Barbara Billingsley
as Evelyn Lucien (Costumer) (uncredited)
John Bishop
John Bishop
as Ferraday (uncredited)
Madge Blake
Madge Blake
as Mrs. Rosser (uncredited)
Marshall Bradford
Marshall Bradford
as Man Outside the Club (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Paul Bradley
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Hadda Brooks
Hadda Brooks
as Piano Player (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Ralph Brooks
as Mourner (uncredited)
Robert Burton
Robert Burton
as McDill (uncredited)
Francis X. Bushman
Francis X. Bushman
as Eulogist (uncredited)
Louis Calhern
Louis Calhern
as Georgia Lorrison's Father (voice) (uncredited)
Marietta Canty
Marietta Canty
as Ida (uncredited)
Robert Carson
Robert Carson
as Casting Director (uncredited)
Beulah Christian
Beulah Christian
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Janet Comerford
Janet Comerford
as Bobby-Soxer (uncredited)
James Conaty
James Conaty
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Jonathan Cott
Jonathan Cott
as Assistant Director (uncredited)
Lillian Culver
Lillian Culver
as Real Estate Woman (uncredited)
Alexis Davidoff
Alexis Davidoff
as Priest (uncredited)
Bob Davis
Bob Davis
as Assistant (uncredited)
Sandy Descher
Sandy Descher
as Little Girl Screaming on "Cat Man" Set (uncredited)
Helen Dickson
Helen Dickson
as Symposium Guest (uncredited)
Phil Dunham
Phil Dunham
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Steve Dunhill
Steve Dunhill
as Cameraman (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Franklyn Farnum
as Assistant on Set (uncredited)
James Farrar
James Farrar
as Publicity Man (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
as Joe's Friend at Party (uncredited)
Charles Fogel
Charles Fogel
as Poker Player (uncredited)
George Ford
George Ford
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Steve Forrest
Steve Forrest
as Actor in Georgia's Screen Test (uncredited)
Kathleen Freeman
Kathleen Freeman
as Miss March (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
Rudy Germane
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Frank Gerstle
Frank Gerstle
as Gabby Agent at the Party (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert
Joe Gilbert
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Ned Glass
Ned Glass
as Wardrobe Man (uncredited)
James Gonzalez
James Gonzalez
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Phyllis Graffeo
Phyllis Graffeo
as Leading Lady (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Herschel Graham
as Party Guest (uncredited)
A. Cameron Grant
A. Cameron Grant
as Assistant Director (uncredited)
Marion Gray
Marion Gray
as Symposium Guest (uncredited)
William E. Green
William E. Green
as Hugo Shields (uncredited)
Dabbs Greer
Dabbs Greer
as Studio Lighting Technician (uncredited)
Robert Haines
Robert Haines
as Mourner (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Sam Harris
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
Dick Johnstone
as Mourner (uncredited)
Ted Jordan
Ted Jordan
as Assistant Director (uncredited)
Joseph Keane
Joseph Keane
as Assistant Director (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Kenner G. Kemp
as Mourner (uncredited)
Peggy King
Peggy King
as Singer at Party (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Mike Lally
as Preview Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Louise Lane
Louise Lane
as Party Guest (uncredited)
George J. Lewis
George J. Lewis
as "Far Away Mountain" Test Actor #2 (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Wilbur Mack
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Paul Marion
Paul Marion
as Spanish Actor in Screen Test (uncredited)
Paul Maxey
Paul Maxey
as Man Talking to Gabby Agent at the Party (uncredited)
May McAvoy
May McAvoy
as Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Harold Miller
as Mourner (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
Hans Moebus
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Patrick J. Molyneaux
Patrick J. Molyneaux
as Studio Electrician (uncredited)
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
as Cigar Clerk (uncredited)
Ellanora Needles
Ellanora Needles
as Reporter (uncredited)
Richard Norris
Richard Norris
as Leading Man (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
William H. O'Brien
as Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
Pat O'Malley
as Man Outside the Club (uncredited)
Christopher Olsen
Christopher Olsen
as Amiel's Boy (uncredited)
Dorothy Patrick
Dorothy Patrick
as Arlene (uncredited)
William Phillips
William Phillips
as Assistant Director (uncredited)
Murray Pollack
Murray Pollack
as Theatre Worker (uncredited)
Paul Power
Paul Power
as Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Kathy Qualen
Kathy Qualen
as Bobby-Soxer (uncredited)
Anthony Redondo
Anthony Redondo
as Crew Member (uncredited)
Jeff Richards
Jeff Richards
as Studio Props Department Man (uncredited)
Loretta Russell
Loretta Russell
as Symposium Guest (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Jeffrey Sayre
as Waiter (uncredited)
Frank J. Scannell
Frank J. Scannell
as Reporter (uncredited)
Perry Sheehan
Perry Sheehan
as Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)
George Sherwood
George Sherwood
as Cameraman (uncredited)
Reginald Simpson
Reginald Simpson
as Poker Player (uncredited)
Mabel Smaney
Mabel Smaney
as Heavy Woman (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
Norman Stevans
as Theatre Worker (uncredited)
William Tannen
William Tannen
as Reporter (uncredited)
Dee Turnell
Dee Turnell
as Linda Ronley (uncredited)
Harry Tyler
Harry Tyler
as Man (uncredited)
Kaaren Verne
Kaaren Verne
as Rosa (uncredited)
Ray Walker
Ray Walker
as Cameraman (uncredited)
Harte Wayne
Harte Wayne
as Judge (uncredited)
Lawrence A. Williams
Lawrence A. Williams
as Poker Player (uncredited)
Eric Wilton
Eric Wilton
as Butler (uncredited)
Wilson Wood
Wilson Wood
as Man on Movie Set (uncredited)
Douglas Yorke
Douglas Yorke
as Leading Man (uncredited)
Helen Young
Helen Young
as Georgia's Hair Stylist (uncredited)
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