
The Bad and the Beautiful
Dec 25 1952
•2h 58m
•Drama, Romance
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
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Lana Turner
Georgia Lorrison

Kirk Douglas
Jonathan Shields

Walter Pidgeon
Harry Pebbel

Dick Powell
James Lee Bartlow
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