Poster of The Bad and the Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

1952-12-25 • Drama, Romance • 1h58m • Released

7.3

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I took you out of the gutter... I can fling you back!

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Overview

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.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Loew's Incorporated

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