BAD & THE BEAUTIFUL - BLU-WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION

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• Release Year: 1952
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: Appearances are everything in Hollywood. So when conniving moviemaker Jonathan Shields realizes few mourners will show up for the funeral of his equally conniving father, he knows what to do: hire extras. ; ; Kirk Douglas gives a magnetic, Oscar®-nominated performance as Shields, who turns talent, charisma and ruthlessness into film success, stomping on careers and creating enemies along the way. Vincente Minnelli directs this winner of five Academy Awards® that's more than a compelling insider's look at Tinseltown: It's an opportunity for buffs to guess which real-life stars and moguls inspired the roles played by Douglas, Lana Turner, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell, Best Supporting Actress Gloria Grahame and more.
• Cast: Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell, Barry Sullivan, Gloria Grahame, Gilbert Roland, Leo G. Carroll, Vanessa Brown, Paul Stewart, Sammy White, Elaine Stewart, Ivan Triesault, Jay Adler, Stanley Andrews, Ben Astar, Barbara Billingsley, John Bishop, Madge Blake, Marshall Bradford, Hadda Brooks, Robert Burton, Francis X. Bushman, Louis Calhern, Marietta Canty, Robert Carson, James Conaty, Jonathan Cott, Lillian Culver, Alexis Davidoff, Sandy Descher, Phil Dunham, Franklyn Farnum, Bess Flowers, Steve Forrest, Kathleen Freeman, Frank Gerstle, Ned Glass, Lisa Golm, A. Cameron Grant, Dabbs Greer, Sam Harris, Stuart Holmes, Kenner G. Kemp, Peggy King, Lucy Knoch, Mike Lally, George J. Lewis, Paul Marion, Paul Maxey, May McAvoy, Harold Miller, Roger Moore, Richard Morris, Ellanora Needles, William H. O'Brien, Christopher Olsen, Pat O'Malley, Dorothy Patrick, William 'Bill' Phillips, Frank J. Scannell, Perry Sheehan, George Sherwood, Reginald Simpson, Mabel Smaney, William Tannen, Arthur Tovey, Dee Turnell, Kaaren Verne, Harte Wayne, Larry Williams, Douglas Yorke, Vincente Minnelli, Charles Schnee, George Bradshaw, John Houseman, Robert Surtees, Conrad A. Nervig, David Raksin, Edward C. Carfagno, Cedric Gibbons
• Director: Vincente Minnelli
• Runtime: 1:58
• Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Turner Entertainment Co., Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Warner Archive Collection
• Media Format: Movie