United States / Dec 25, 1952 / NR / Los Angeles, California
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Gilbert Roland | Victor "Gaucho" Ribera |
| Paul Stewart | Syd Murphy |
| Vanessa Brown | Kay Amiel |
| Elaine Stewart | Lila |
| Sammy White | Gus |
| Ivan Triesault | Von Ellstein |
| Lucy Knoch | Blonde Dancing with Gaucho (uncredited) |
| Jay Adler | Mr. Z (uncredited) |
| Stanley Andrews | Sheriff (uncredited) |
| Del Armstrong | Georgia's Makeup Artist (uncredited) |
| Ben Astar | Joe (Party Guest) (uncredited) |
| Barbara Billingsley | Evelyn Lucien (Costumer) (uncredited) |
| John Bishop | Ferraday (uncredited) |
| Madge Blake | Mrs. Rosser (uncredited) |
| Marshall Bradford | Man Outside the Club (uncredited) |
| Paul Bradley | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Hadda Brooks | Piano Player (uncredited) |
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| Ralph Brooks | Mourner (uncredited) |
| Robert Burton | McDill (uncredited) |
| Francis X. Bushman | Eulogist (uncredited) |
| Louis Calhern | Georgia Lorrison's Father (voice) (uncredited) |
| Marietta Canty | Ida (uncredited) |
| Robert Carson | Casting Director (uncredited) |
| Beulah Christian | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Janet Comerford | Bobby-Soxer (uncredited) |
| James Conaty | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Jonathan Cott | Assistant Director (uncredited) |
| Lillian Culver | Real Estate Woman (uncredited) |
| Alexis Davidoff | Priest (uncredited) |
| Bob Davis | Assistant (uncredited) |
| Sandy Descher | Little Girl Screaming on "Cat Man" Set (uncredited) |
| Helen Dickson | Symposium Guest (uncredited) |
| Phil Dunham | Pawnbroker (uncredited) |
| Steve Dunhill | Cameraman (uncredited) |
| Franklyn Farnum | Assistant on Set (uncredited) |
| James Farrar | Publicity Man (uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers | Joe's Friend at Party (uncredited) |
| Charles Fogel | Poker Player (uncredited) |
| George Ford | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Steve Forrest | Actor in Georgia's Screen Test (uncredited) |
| Kathleen Freeman | Miss March (uncredited) |
| Rudy Germane | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Frank Gerstle | Gabby Agent at the Party (uncredited) |
| Joe Gilbert | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Ned Glass | Wardrobe Man (uncredited) |
| James Gonzalez | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Phyllis Graffeo | Leading Lady (uncredited) |
| Herschel Graham | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| A. Cameron Grant | Assistant Director (uncredited) |
| Marion Gray | Symposium Guest (uncredited) |
| William E. Green | Hugo Shields (uncredited) |
| Dabbs Greer | Studio Lighting Technician (uncredited) |
| Robert Haines | Mourner (uncredited) |
| Sam Harris | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Dick Johnstone | Mourner (uncredited) |
| Ted Jordan | Assistant Director (uncredited) |
| Joseph Keane | Assistant Director (uncredited) |
| Kenner G. Kemp | Mourner (uncredited) |
| Peggy King | Singer at Party (uncredited) |
| Mike Lally | Preview Ticket Taker (uncredited) |
| Louise Lane | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| George J. Lewis | "Far Away Mountain" Test Actor #2 (uncredited) |
| Wilbur Mack | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Paul Marion | Spanish Actor in Screen Test (uncredited) |
| Paul Maxey | Man Talking to Gabby Agent at the Party (uncredited) |
| May McAvoy | Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited) |
| Harold Miller | Mourner (uncredited) |
| Hans Moebus | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Patrick J. Molyneaux | Studio Electrician (uncredited) |
| Roger Moore | Cigar Clerk (uncredited) |
| Ellanora Needles | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Richard Norris | Leading Man (uncredited) |
| William H. O'Brien | Waiter at Party (uncredited) |
| Pat O'Malley | Man Outside the Club (uncredited) |
| Christopher Olsen | Amiel's Boy (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Patrick | Arlene (uncredited) |
| William Phillips | Assistant Director (uncredited) |
| Murray Pollack | Theatre Worker (uncredited) |
| Paul Power | Theatre Manager (uncredited) |
| Kathy Qualen | Bobby-Soxer (uncredited) |
| Anthony Redondo | Crew Member (uncredited) |
| Jeff Richards | Studio Props Department Man (uncredited) |
| Loretta Russell | Symposium Guest (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Sayre | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Frank J. Scannell | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Perry Sheehan | Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited) |
| George Sherwood | Cameraman (uncredited) |
| Reginald Simpson | Poker Player (uncredited) |
| Mabel Smaney | Heavy Woman (uncredited) |
| Norman Stevans | Theatre Worker (uncredited) |
| William Tannen | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Dee Turnell | Linda Ronley (uncredited) |
| Harry Tyler | Man (uncredited) |
| Kaaren Verne | Rosa (uncredited) |
| Ray Walker | Cameraman (uncredited) |
| Harte Wayne | Judge (uncredited) |
| Lawrence A. Williams | Poker Player (uncredited) |
| Eric Wilton | Butler (uncredited) |
| Wilson Wood | Man on Movie Set (uncredited) |
| Douglas Yorke | Leading Man (uncredited) |
| Helen Young | Georgia's Hair Stylist (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Bad and the Beautiful |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | 25 dicembre 1952 |
| Production | John Houseman |
| Writer | Charles Schnee, George Bradshaw |
| Editing | Conrad A. Nervig |
| Cinematography | Robert Surtees |
| Assistant directors | Jerry Thorpe, Vincente Minnelli |
| Camera operators | Robert Surtees |
| Additional photography | Robert Surtees |
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| Production design | Frank Wesselhoff, Edward C. Carfagno, Cedric Gibbons, F. Keogh Gleason, Edwin B. Willis |
| Art direction | Edward C. Carfagno, Cedric Gibbons, Frank Wesselhoff, F. Keogh Gleason, Edwin B. Willis |
| Set decoration | F. Keogh Gleason, Edwin B. Willis, Frank Wesselhoff, Edward C. Carfagno, Cedric Gibbons |
| Special effects | A. Arnold Gillespie, Warren Newcombe |
| Stunts | Eric Alden |
| Music | David Raksin, Douglas Shearer, Ruby Raksin, Lawrence Morton, Gus Bivona |
| Sound | David Raksin, Douglas Shearer, Ruby Raksin, Lawrence Morton, Gus Bivona |
| Costume design | Helen Rose, Sydney Guilaroff, William Tuttle |
| Makeup | William Tuttle, Sydney Guilaroff, Helen Rose |
| Hairstyling | Sydney Guilaroff, William Tuttle, Helen Rose |
| Budget | 1.558.000 € |
| Revenue | 3.373.000 € |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
United States / Jan 15, 1953 / NR
Brazil / Feb 09, 1953
Australia / Feb 27, 1953 / PG
France / Apr 08, 1953 / U
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Italy / May 13, 1953
Japan / Jun 17, 1953
Belgium / Jun 26, 1953
Netherlands / Jun 26, 1953
Argentina / Aug 04, 1953
Germany / Sep 01, 1953 / 16 / West Germany
Austria / Sep 25, 1953
Sweden / Oct 05, 1953 / 15
Portugal / Nov 12, 1953
Finland / Feb 12, 1954 / K-16
Hong Kong / Jul 01, 1954
Spain / Oct 08, 1954 / Madrid
Denmark / Nov 15, 1954
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