backdrop_path

    The Bad and the Beautiful

    118'

    1952-12-25

    7.3

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

    Drama,Romance

    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.

    WritingGeorge BradshawDirectingVincente Minnelli

    Watch Providers (US)

    - Amazon Video

    - Apple TV Store

    - Google Play Movies

    - YouTube

    - Fandango At Home

    Cast

    2

    Georgia Lorrison

    Lana Turner

    3

    Jonathan Shields

    Kirk Douglas

    1

    Harry Pebbel

    Walter Pidgeon

    2

    James Lee Bartlow

    Dick Powell

    2

    Fred Amiel

    Barry Sullivan

    1

    Rosemary Bartlow

    Gloria Grahame

    2

    Henry Whitfield

    Leo G. Carroll

    1

    Victor "Gaucho" Ribera

    Gilbert Roland

    1

    Syd Murphy

    Paul Stewart

    1

    Kay Amiel

    Vanessa Brown

    1

    Lila

    Elaine Stewart

    1

    Gus

    Sammy White

    1

    Von Ellstein

    Ivan Triesault

    1

    Blonde Dancing with Gaucho (uncredited)

    Lucy Knoch

    1

    Mr. Z (uncredited)

    Jay Adler

    1

    Sheriff (uncredited)

    Stanley Andrews

    1

    Georgia's Makeup Artist (uncredited)

    Del Armstrong

    1

    Joe (Party Guest) (uncredited)

    Ben Astar

    1

    Evelyn Lucien (Costumer) (uncredited)

    Barbara Billingsley

    1

    Ferraday (uncredited)

    John Bishop

    1

    Mrs. Rosser (uncredited)

    Madge Blake

    2

    Man Outside the Club (uncredited)

    Marshall Bradford

    1

    Party Guest (uncredited)

    Paul Bradley

    1

    Piano Player (uncredited)

    Hadda Brooks

    1

    Mourner (uncredited)

    Ralph Brooks

    1

    McDill (uncredited)

    Robert Burton

    1

    Eulogist (uncredited)

    Francis X. Bushman

    1

    Georgia Lorrison's Father (voice) (uncredited)

    Louis Calhern

    1

    Ida (uncredited)

    Marietta Canty

    1

    Casting Director (uncredited)

    Robert Carson

    1

    Party Guest (uncredited)

    Beulah Christian

    1

    Bobby-Soxer (uncredited)

    Janet Comerford

    1

    Party Guest (uncredited)

    James Conaty

    1

    Assistant Director (uncredited)

    Jonathan Cott

    1

    Real Estate Woman (uncredited)

    Lillian Culver

    1

    Priest (uncredited)

    Alexis Davidoff

    1

    Assistant (uncredited)

    Bob Davis

    1

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

    Sandy Descher

    1

    Symposium Guest (uncredited)

    Helen Dickson

    1

    Pawnbroker (uncredited)

    Phil Dunham

    1

    Cameraman (uncredited)

    Steve Dunhill

    1

    Assistant on Set (uncredited)

    Franklyn Farnum

    1

    Publicity Man (uncredited)

    James Farrar

    1

    Joe's Friend at Party (uncredited)

    Bess Flowers

    1

    Poker Player (uncredited)

    Charles Fogel

    1

    Club Patron (uncredited)

    George Ford

    1

    Actor in Georgia's Screen Test (uncredited)

    Steve Forrest

    2

    Miss March (uncredited)

    Kathleen Freeman

    1

    Party Guest (uncredited)

    Rudy Germane

    1

    Gabby Agent at the Party (uncredited)

    Frank Gerstle

    1

    Party Guest (uncredited)

    Joe Gilbert

    1

    Wardrobe Man (uncredited)

    Ned Glass

    1

    Party Guest (uncredited)

    James Gonzalez

    1

    Leading Lady (uncredited)

    Phyllis Graffeo

    1

    Party Guest (uncredited)

    Herschel Graham

    1

    Assistant Director (uncredited)

    A. Cameron Grant

    1

    Symposium Guest (uncredited)

    Marion Gray

    1

    Hugo Shields (uncredited)

    William E. Green

    2

    Studio Lighting Technician (uncredited)

    Dabbs Greer

    1

    Mourner (uncredited)

    Robert Haines

    1

    Party Guest (uncredited)

    Sam Harris

    1

    Mourner (uncredited)

    Dick Johnstone

    1

    Assistant Director (uncredited)

    Ted Jordan

    1

    Assistant Director (uncredited)

    Joseph Keane

    1

    Mourner (uncredited)

    Kenner G. Kemp

    1

    Singer at Party (uncredited)

    Peggy King

    1

    Preview Ticket Taker (uncredited)

    Mike Lally

    1

    Party Guest (uncredited)

    Louise Lane

    1

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

    George J. Lewis

    1

    Party Guest (uncredited)

    Wilbur Mack

    2

    Spanish Actor in Screen Test (uncredited)

    Paul Marion

    1

    Man Talking to Gabby Agent at the Party (uncredited)

    Paul Maxey

    1

    Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)

    May McAvoy

    1

    Mourner (uncredited)

    Harold Miller

    1

    Party Guest (uncredited)

    Hans Moebus

    1

    Studio Electrician (uncredited)

    Patrick J. Molyneaux

    2

    Cigar Clerk (uncredited)

    Roger Moore

    1

    Reporter (uncredited)

    Ellanora Needles

    1

    Leading Man (uncredited)

    Richard Norris

    2

    Waiter at Party (uncredited)

    William H. O'Brien

    2

    Man Outside the Club (uncredited)

    Pat O'Malley

    1

    Amiel's Boy (uncredited)

    Christopher Olsen

    1

    Arlene (uncredited)

    Dorothy Patrick

    1

    Assistant Director (uncredited)

    William Phillips

    1

    Theatre Worker (uncredited)

    Murray Pollack

    1

    Theatre Manager (uncredited)

    Paul Power

    1

    Bobby-Soxer (uncredited)

    Kathy Qualen

    1

    Crew Member (uncredited)

    Anthony Redondo

    1

    Studio Props Department Man (uncredited)

    Jeff Richards

    1

    Symposium Guest (uncredited)

    Loretta Russell

    1

    Waiter (uncredited)

    Jeffrey Sayre

    1

    Reporter (uncredited)

    Frank J. Scannell

    1

    Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)

    Perry Sheehan

    1

    Cameraman (uncredited)

    George Sherwood

    1

    Poker Player (uncredited)

    Reginald Simpson

    1

    Heavy Woman (uncredited)

    Mabel Smaney

    1

    Theatre Worker (uncredited)

    Norman Stevans

    1

    Reporter (uncredited)

    William Tannen

    1

    Linda Ronley (uncredited)

    Dee Turnell

    1

    Man (uncredited)

    Harry Tyler

    1

    Rosa (uncredited)

    Kaaren Verne

    1

    Cameraman (uncredited)

    Ray Walker

    1

    Judge (uncredited)

    Harte Wayne

    1

    Poker Player (uncredited)

    Lawrence A. Williams

    1

    Butler (uncredited)

    Eric Wilton

    1

    Man on Movie Set (uncredited)

    Wilson Wood

    1

    Leading Man (uncredited)

    Douglas Yorke

    1

    Georgia's Hair Stylist (uncredited)

    Helen Young

    Details:

    • Budget: 1558000
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 3373000
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
    • Vote Count: 316
    • Popularity: 1.9525
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:The Bad and the Beautiful

    Recommndations

    6.3

    The Souvenir: Part II

    In the aftermath of her tumultuous...

    6.1

    The Souvenir

    A shy but ambitious film student...

    7.2

    Chemical Hearts

    When a hopelessly romantic high...

    8.0

    Eternal Sunshine of the...

    Joel Barish, heartbroken that his...

    6.9

    After We Fell

    Just as Tessa's life begins to become...

    6.0

    Newness

    In contemporary Los Angeles, two...

    6.9

    Malcolm & Marie

    As a filmmaker and his girlfriend...

    5.9

    Strange Weather

    Years after her son's suicide, a...

    6.0

    Love Me Love Me

    After her brother's death, June moves...

    6.7

    My Week with Marilyn

    London, 1956. Genius actor and film...

    6.6

    Puncture

    Based on a true story. Mike Weiss...

    6.9

    A Journal for Jordan

    Based on the true story of First...

    6.5

    Hounddog

    A drama set in the American South,...

    7.4

    Your Fault: London

    Nick and Noah are both embarking on...

    6.2

    Heatwave

    A woman's life takes an unexpected...

    6.3

    Circle of Friends

    Three girlhood friends now at college...

    6.4

    The Day of the Locust

    Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a...

    6.3

    Under the Silver Lake

    Young and disenchanted Sam meets a...

    7.3

    Winter Spring Summer or...

    Remi and Barnes, two very different...

    6.2

    The Assistant

    A searing look at a day in the life...