# The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

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**Runtime**: 118 min
**Genres**: Drama, Romance
**Directed by**: Vincente Minnelli
**Written by**: George Bradshaw, Charles Schnee
**Starring**: Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell, Barry Sullivan, Gloria Grahame

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

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Hollywood gets its own bad boy. Jonathan Shields rises through the ranks. His ruthless charm is still somewhat charming.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, cerebral, outsider

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