The Bad and the Beautiful 71 years old
I took you out of the gutter... I can fling you back!
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.
Credits
The Bad and the Beautiful Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gilbert Roland He was 47, 88 years old when he died | as Victor 'Gaucho' Ribera |
| Walter Pidgeon He was 55, 87 years old when he died | as Harry Pebbel |
| Kirk Douglas He was 36, 103 years old when he died | as Jonathan Shields |
| Paul Stewart He was 6, 26 years old when he died | as Syd Murphy |
| Vanessa Brown She was 24, 71 years old when she died | as Kay Amiel |
| Gloria Grahame She was 29, 57 years old when she died | as Rosemary Bartlow |
| Bess Flowers She was 54, 85 years old when she died | as Party Guest |
| Francis X. Bushman He was 69, 83 years old when he died | as Eulogist (uncredited) |
| Lana Turner She was 31, 74 years old when she died | as Georgia Lorrison |
| Dabbs Greer He was 35, 90 years old when he died | as Reporter |
| Ned Glass He was 46, 78 years old when he died | as Wardrobe Man |
| Barry Sullivan He was 40, 81 years old when he died | as Fred Amiel |
| May McAvoy She was 53, 84 years old when she died | as Pebbel's Secretary |
| Leo G. Carroll He was 60, 79 years old when he died | as Henry Whitfield |
| Dick Powell He was 48, 58 years old when he died | as James Lee Bartlow |
| Kathleen Freeman She was 33, 82 years old when she died | as Whitfield's Assistant |
| Madge Blake She was 53, 69 years old when she died | as Mrs. Rosser |
| Sammy White He was 58, 65 years old when he died | as Gus |
| Ivan Triesault He was 54, 81 years old when he died | as Von Ellstein |
| Barbara Billingsley She was 37, 94 years old when she died | as Evelyn Lucien, Costume Designer |
| Eve McVeagh She was 33, 78 years old when she died | as Paid Mourner at Funeral |
| Sandy Descher She was 7, now 79 years old | as Child Actress |
| Louis Calhern He was 57, 61 years old when he died | as Georgia Lorrison's Father (voice only) |
| Elaine Stewart She was 22, 81 years old when she died | as Lila |
| Hadda Brooks She was 36, 86 years old when she died | as Piano Player (uncredited) |
| Marietta Canty She was 47, 80 years old when she died | as Ida |
| Sam Harris (Australian actor) was 75, 92 years old when died | as Party Guest |
The Bad and the Beautiful Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Edwin B. Willis as Set Decoration. He was 59 (70) years old when He died | Art |
| Robert Surtees as Director of Photography. He was 46 (78) years old when He died | Camera |
| Edward C. Carfagno as Art Direction. He was 45 (89) years old when He died | Art |
| Warren Newcombe as Special Effects. He was 58 (66) years old when He died | Crew |
| F. Keogh Gleason as Set Decoration. He was 46 (76) years old when He died | Art |
| A. Arnold Gillespie as Special Effects. He was 53 (78) years old when He died | Crew |
| Charles Schnee as Screenplay. He was 36 (47) years old when He died | Writing |
| George Bradshaw as Story. He was 151 (52) years old when He died | Writing |
| Conrad A. Nervig as Editor. He was 63 (91) years old when He died | Editing |
| Cedric Gibbons as Art Direction. He was 59 (67) years old when He died | Art |
| John Houseman as Producer. He was 50 (86) years old when He died | Production |
| Vincente Minnelli as Director. He was 49 (83) years old when He died | Directing |
| Sydney Guilaroff as Hairstylist. He was 45 (89) years old when He died | Costume & Make-Up |
| Douglas Shearer as Sound Director. He was 53 (71) years old when He died | Sound |
| William Tuttle as Makeup Artist. He was 40 (95) years old when He died | Costume & Make-Up |
| David Raskin as Original Music Composer. | Sound |
The Bad and the Beautiful (71 years)
I took you out of the gutter... I can fling you back!
- Release day: Thursday, December 25, 1952
- Runtime: 118 minutes
- Budget: 1558000.00
- Revenue: 3373000.00