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The Bad and the Beautiful   1952         N/R, 118 min. Genre: Drama / Romance Director: Vincente Minnelli   Cast: Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Gloria Grahame, Dick Powell, Barry Sullivan, Walter Pidgeon, Elaine Stewart, Gilbert Roland, Leo G. Carroll, Vanessa Brown, Paul Stewart, Sammy White, Ivan Triesault, Francis X. Bushman, William Tannen   This story is told from the perspectives of actress Gloria Lorrison (Lana Turner), writer James Lee Bartlow (Dick Powell), and director Fred Amiel (Barry Sullivan) who go to a movie studio to listen to a pitch from producer Jonathan Shields (Kirk Douglas) whose studio is troubled financially. Shields wants them to work on a new project, but all three have had bad experiences in the past with Shields that will make them think twice about signing with him. The film won five Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actress (Gloria Grahame for her role as Rosemary Bartlow), and Kirk Douglas received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor. Cast Lana Turner Georgia Lorrison Kirk Douglas Jonathan Shields Gloria Grahame Rosemary Bartlow Dick Powell James Lee Bartlow Barry Sullivan Fred Amiel Walter Pidgeon Harry Pebbel Elaine Stewart Lila Gilbert Roland Victor "Gaucho" Ribera Leo G. Carroll Henry Whitfield Vanessa Brown Kay Amiel Paul Stewart Syd Sammy White Gus Ivan Triesault Von Ellstein Francis X. Bushman Eulogist William Tannen Reporter