The Bad and the Beautiful

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Lana Turner Georgia Lorrison

Kirk Douglas Jonathan Shields

Walter Pidgeon Harry Pebbel

Dick Powell James Lee Bartlow

Barry Sullivan Fred Amiel