An unscrupulous movie producer uses an actress, a director and a writer to achieve success.
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Title: The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
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Cast
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| Lana Turner | ... | Georgia | |
| Kirk Douglas | ... | Jonathan | |
| Walter Pidgeon | ... | Harry Pebbel | |
| Dick Powell | ... | James Lee Bartlow | |
| Barry Sullivan | ... | Fred Amiel | |
| Gloria Grahame | ... | Rosemary | |
| Gilbert Roland | ... | 'Gaucho' | |
| Leo G. Carroll | ... | Henry Whitfield | |
| Vanessa Brown | ... | Kay Amiel | |
| Paul Stewart | ... | Syd | |
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Sammy White | ... | Gus |
| Elaine Stewart | ... | Lila | |
| Ivan Triesault | ... | Von Ellstein | |
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Storyline
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 - including the writer, star and director - on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers. Written by alfiehitchie
Plot Keywords:
screenwriter | rise and fall | film studio | film producer | hollywood california |Taglines:
I took you out of the gutter . . . I can fling you back! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
9 February 1953 (Brazil) See more »Also Known As:
Tribute to a Badman See more »Filming Locations:
Beverly Hills Hotel & Bungalows - 9641 Sunset Blvd., Beverly Hills, California, USA See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$1,558,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$2,367,000, 31 December 1953Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$3,373,000, 31 December 1963Company Credits
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Runtime:
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Georgia: Love is for the very young.
Lila: Love is for the birds!
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(uncredited)
Music by Jimmy McHugh
Lyrics by Dorothy Fields
Performed by Peggy King
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Trivia
Won the most Oscars (five) at the 25th Academy Awards honoring films released in 1952, despite not being nominated for Best Picture. See more »Goofs
In Lorrison's house, Shields directs the beam from a flashlight at a picture drawn on the wall. He then moves the flashlight, but the beam does not move with it. See more »Quotes
'Gaucho': To give truth to a performance, there's nothing like love.Georgia: Love is for the very young.
Lila: Love is for the birds!
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Alternate Versions
Also available in a computer colorized version. See more »Soundtracks
Don't Blame Me(uncredited)
Music by Jimmy McHugh
Lyrics by Dorothy Fields
Performed by Peggy King
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This movie is actually a very high quality soap opera. The story is better, as is the acting and direction, but still down deep this is a soap. Now this isn't meant as a criticism, but this is more a description of all the plot twists and betrayals--sort of like a season of a typical soap squeezed into one movie.
Kirk Douglas does a really good job of portraying a sociopathic user--a Hollywood big-shot who stomps on all his friends and enemies alike in order to get ahead. He is the major star and focus of the film, despite it having a very strong supporting cast.
After you see this film, try to find the sequel, TWO WEEKS IN ANOTHER TOWN. While it isn't quite as good, it's still an excellent film and shows what happens to people like Kirk once their star has faded.