The Bad and the Beautiful

Synopsis

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

Lana Turner

Georgia Lorrison

Age : N/A | Popularity : 2%

Kirk Douglas

Jonathan Shields

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Walter Pidgeon

Harry Pebbel

Age : N/A | Popularity : 27%

Dick Powell

James Lee Bartlow

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Barry Sullivan

Fred Amiel

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Gloria Grahame

Rosemary Bartlow

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Leo G. Carroll

Henry Whitfield

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Gilbert Roland

Victor "Gaucho" Ribera

Age : 88 | Popularity : 76%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	John Houseman
	Production Manager	Dave Friedman
Writing	Story	George Bradshaw
	Screenplay	Charles Schnee
Directing	Director	Vincente Minnelli
	Assistant Director	Jerry Thorpe
Editing	Editor	Conrad A. Nervig
Crew	Choreographer	Alex Romero
	Stunts	Eric Alden
	Special Effects	Warren Newcombe A. Arnold Gillespie
Art	Painter	Frank Wesselhoff
	Set Decoration	Edwin B. Willis F. Keogh Gleason
	Art Direction	Edward C. Carfagno Cedric Gibbons
Sound	Orchestrator	Lawrence Morton David Raksin Ruby Raksin
	Conductor	David Raksin
	Recording Supervision	Douglas Shearer
	Original Music Composer	David Raksin
	Musician	Gus Bivona
Costume & Make-Up	Other	Joan Joseff
	Costume Design	Helen Rose
	Makeup Artist	William Tuttle
	Hairstylist	Sydney Guilaroff
Camera	Director of Photography	Robert Surtees
Department	Role	Name

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