The Bad and the Beautiful
I took you out of the gutter... I can fling you back!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.
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
Budget: $1,558,000 | Revenue : $3,373,000
Runtime: 118 minutes
Gambit
The Hippopotamus
Remember the Night
Strait-Jacket
Kenny
BUtterfield 8
Peyton Place
Pitfall
Susan Slept Here
Cass Timberlane
Lana Turner
Played Georgia Lorrison
Kirk Douglas
Played Jonathan Shields
Walter Pidgeon
Played Harry Pebbel
Dick Powell
Played James Lee Bartlow
Barry Sullivan
Played Fred Amiel
Gloria Grahame
Played Rosemary Bartlow
Leo G. Carroll
Played Henry Whitfield
Gilbert Roland
Played Victor "Gaucho" Ribera
Paul Stewart
Played Syd Murphy
Vanessa Brown
Played Kay Amiel
Elaine Stewart
Played Lila
Sammy White
Played Gus
Ivan Triesault
Played Von Ellstein
Lucy Knoch
Played Blonde Dancing with Gaucho (uncredited)
Jay Adler
Played Mr. Z (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews
Played Sheriff (uncredited)
Del Armstrong
Played Georgia's Makeup Artist (uncredited)
Ben Astar
Played Joe (Party Guest) (uncredited)
Barbara Billingsley
Played Evelyn Lucien (Costumer) (uncredited)
John Bishop
Played Ferraday (uncredited)
Madge Blake
Played Mrs. Rosser (uncredited)
Marshall Bradford
Played Man Outside the Club (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Played Party Guest (uncredited)
Hadda Brooks
Played Piano Player (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Played Mourner (uncredited)
Robert Burton
Played McDill (uncredited)
Francis X. Bushman
Played Eulogist (uncredited)
Louis Calhern
Played Georgia Lorrison's Father (voice) (uncredited)
Marietta Canty
Played Ida (uncredited)
Robert Carson
Played Casting Director (uncredited)
Beulah Christian
Played Party Guest (uncredited)
Janet Comerford
Played Bobby-Soxer (uncredited)
James Conaty
Played Party Guest (uncredited)
Jonathan Cott
Played Assistant Director (uncredited)
Lillian Culver
Played Real Estate Woman (uncredited)
Alexis Davidoff
Played Priest (uncredited)
Bob Davis
Played Assistant (uncredited)
Sandy Descher
Played Little Girl Screaming on "Cat Man" Set (uncredited)
Helen Dickson
Played Symposium Guest (uncredited)
Phil Dunham
Played Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Steve Dunhill
Played Cameraman (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Played Assistant on Set (uncredited)
James Farrar
Played Publicity Man (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Played Joe's Friend at Party (uncredited)
Charles Fogel
Played Poker Player (uncredited)
George Ford
Played Club Patron (uncredited)
Steve Forrest
Played Actor in Georgia's Screen Test (uncredited)
Kathleen Freeman
Played Miss March (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
Played Party Guest (uncredited)
Frank Gerstle
Played Gabby Agent at the Party (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert
Played Party Guest (uncredited)
Ned Glass
Played Wardrobe Man (uncredited)
James Gonzalez
Played Party Guest (uncredited)
Phyllis Graffeo
Played Leading Lady (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Played Party Guest (uncredited)
A. Cameron Grant
Played Assistant Director (uncredited)
Marion Gray
Played Symposium Guest (uncredited)
William E. Green
Played Hugo Shields (uncredited)
Dabbs Greer
Played Studio Lighting Technician (uncredited)
Robert Haines
Played Mourner (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Played Party Guest (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
Played Mourner (uncredited)
Ted Jordan
Played Assistant Director (uncredited)
Joseph Keane
Played Assistant Director (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Played Mourner (uncredited)
Peggy King
Played Singer at Party (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Played Preview Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Louise Lane
Played Party Guest (uncredited)
George J. Lewis
Played "Far Away Mountain" Test Actor #2 (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Played Party Guest (uncredited)
Paul Marion
Played Spanish Actor in Screen Test (uncredited)
Paul Maxey
Played Man Talking to Gabby Agent at the Party (uncredited)
May McAvoy
Played Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Played Mourner (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
Played Party Guest (uncredited)
Patrick J. Molyneaux
Played Studio Electrician (uncredited)
Roger Moore
Played Cigar Clerk (uncredited)
Ellanora Needles
Played Reporter (uncredited)
Richard Norris
Played Leading Man (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Played Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
Played Man Outside the Club (uncredited)
Christopher Olsen
Played Amiel's Boy (uncredited)
Dorothy Patrick
Played Arlene (uncredited)
William Phillips
Played Assistant Director (uncredited)
Murray Pollack
Played Theatre Worker (uncredited)
Paul Power
Played Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Kathy Qualen
Played Bobby-Soxer (uncredited)
Anthony Redondo
Played Crew Member (uncredited)
Jeff Richards
Played Studio Props Department Man (uncredited)
Loretta Russell
Played Symposium Guest (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Played Waiter (uncredited)
Frank J. Scannell
Played Reporter (uncredited)
Perry Sheehan
Played Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)
George Sherwood
Played Cameraman (uncredited)
Reginald Simpson
Played Poker Player (uncredited)
Mabel Smaney
Played Heavy Woman (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
Played Theatre Worker (uncredited)
William Tannen
Played Reporter (uncredited)
Dee Turnell
Played Linda Ronley (uncredited)
Harry Tyler
Played Man (uncredited)
Kaaren Verne
Played Rosa (uncredited)
Ray Walker
Played Cameraman (uncredited)
Harte Wayne
Played Judge (uncredited)
Lawrence A. Williams
Played Poker Player (uncredited)
Eric Wilton
Played Butler (uncredited)
Wilson Wood
Played Man on Movie Set (uncredited)
Douglas Yorke
Played Leading Man (uncredited)
Helen Young
Played Georgia's Hair Stylist (uncredited)
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