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  • The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
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    118 min | Drama, Romance
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Passed
118 min | Drama, Romance

An unscrupulous movie producer uses an actress, a director and a writer to achieve success.
Writers
Charles Schnee (screenplay) | George Bradshaw (story)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
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Release date
Dec 25, 1952 (United States)

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Cast

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