The Bad and the Beautiful

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.

• Vincente MinnelliDirector
• Charles SchneeScreenplay
• David RaksinOriginal Music Composer

• Lana TurnerGeorgia Lorrison
• Kirk DouglasJonathan Shields
• Walter PidgeonHarry Pebbel
• Dick PowellJames Lee Bartlow
• Barry SullivanFred Amiel
• Gloria GrahameRosemary Bartlow
• Leo G. CarrollHenry Whitfield
• Gilbert RolandVictor "Gaucho" Ribera
• Paul StewartSyd Murphy
• Vanessa BrownKay Amiel
• Elaine StewartLila
• Sammy WhiteGus