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Cast
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Kirk Douglas | As: Jonathan Shields |
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Lana Turner | As: Georgia Lorrison |
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Dick Powell | As: James Lee Bartlow |
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Barry Sullivan | As: Fred Amiel |
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Walter Pidgeon | As: Harry Pebbel |
Storyline
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.
| Tagline: | I took you out of the gutter... I can fling you back! |
| Certification: | NR |
Cast
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Kirk Douglas |
Jonathan Shields |
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Lana Turner |
Georgia Lorrison |
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Dick Powell |
James Lee Bartlow |
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Barry Sullivan |
Fred Amiel |
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Walter Pidgeon |
Harry Pebbel |
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Gloria Grahame |
Rosemary Bartlow |
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Gilbert Roland |
Victor "Gaucho" Ribera |
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Paul Stewart |
Syd Murphy |
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Vanessa Brown |
Kay Amiel |
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Leo G. Carroll |
Henry Whitfield |
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Elaine Stewart |
Lila |
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Sammy White |
Gus |
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Ivan Triesault |
Von Ellstein |
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Lucy Knoch |
Blonde Dancing with Gaucho (uncredited) |
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Jay Adler |
Mr. Z (uncredited) |
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Stanley Andrews |
Sheriff (uncredited) |
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Del Armstrong |
Georgia's Makeup Artist (uncredited) |
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Ben Astar |
Joe (Party Guest) (uncredited) |
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Barbara Billingsley |
Evelyn Lucien (Costumer) (uncredited) |
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John Bishop |
Ferraday (uncredited) |
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Madge Blake |
Mrs. Rosser (uncredited) |
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Marshall Bradford |
Man Outside the Club (uncredited) |
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Paul Bradley |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Hadda Brooks |
Piano Player (uncredited) |
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Ralph Brooks |
Mourner (uncredited) |
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Robert Burton |
McDill (uncredited) |
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Francis X. Bushman |
Eulogist (uncredited) |
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Louis Calhern |
Georgia Lorrison's Father (voice) (uncredited) |
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Marietta Canty |
Ida (uncredited) |
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Robert Carson |
Casting Director (uncredited) |
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Beulah Christian |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Janet Comerford |
Bobby-Soxer (uncredited) |
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James Conaty |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Jonathan Cott |
Assistant Director (uncredited) |
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Lillian Culver |
Real Estate Woman (uncredited) |
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Alexis Davidoff |
Priest (uncredited) |
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Bob Davis |
Assistant (uncredited) |
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Sandy Descher |
Little Girl Screaming on "Cat Man" Set (uncredited) |
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Helen Dickson |
Symposium Guest (uncredited) |
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Phil Dunham |
Pawnbroker (uncredited) |
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Steve Dunhill |
Cameraman (uncredited) |
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Franklyn Farnum |
Assistant on Set (uncredited) |
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James Farrar |
Publicity Man (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers |
Joe's Friend at Party (uncredited) |
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Charles Fogel |
Poker Player (uncredited) |
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George Ford |
Club Patron (uncredited) |
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Steve Forrest |
Actor in Georgia's Screen Test (uncredited) |
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Kathleen Freeman |
Miss March (uncredited) |
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Rudy Germane |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Frank Gerstle |
Gabby Agent at the Party (uncredited) |
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Joe Gilbert |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Ned Glass |
Wardrobe Man (uncredited) |
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James Gonzalez |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Phyllis Graffeo |
Leading Lady (uncredited) |
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Herschel Graham |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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A. Cameron Grant |
Assistant Director (uncredited) |
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Marion Gray |
Symposium Guest (uncredited) |
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William E. Green |
Hugo Shields (uncredited) |
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Dabbs Greer |
Studio Lighting Technician (uncredited) |
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Robert Haines |
Mourner (uncredited) |
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Sam Harris |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Dick Johnstone |
Mourner (uncredited) |
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Ted Jordan |
Assistant Director (uncredited) |
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Joseph Keane |
Assistant Director (uncredited) |
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Kenner G. Kemp |
Mourner (uncredited) |
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Peggy King |
Singer at Party (uncredited) |
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Mike Lally |
Preview Ticket Taker (uncredited) |
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Louise Lane |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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George J. Lewis |
"Far Away Mountain" Test Actor #2 (uncredited) |
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Wilbur Mack |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Paul Marion |
Spanish Actor in Screen Test (uncredited) |
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Paul Maxey |
Man Talking to Gabby Agent at the Party (uncredited) |
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May McAvoy |
Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited) |
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Harold Miller |
Mourner (uncredited) |
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Hans Moebus |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Patrick J. Molyneaux |
Studio Electrician (uncredited) |
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Roger Moore |
Cigar Clerk (uncredited) |
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Ellanora Needles |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Richard Norris |
Leading Man (uncredited) |
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William H. O'Brien |
Waiter at Party (uncredited) |
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Pat O'Malley |
Man Outside the Club (uncredited) |
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Christopher Olsen |
Amiel's Boy (uncredited) |
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Dorothy Patrick |
Arlene (uncredited) |
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William Phillips |
Assistant Director (uncredited) |
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Murray Pollack |
Theatre Worker (uncredited) |
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Paul Power |
Theatre Manager (uncredited) |
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Kathy Qualen |
Bobby-Soxer (uncredited) |
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Anthony Redondo |
Crew Member (uncredited) |
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Jeff Richards |
Studio Props Department Man (uncredited) |
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Loretta Russell |
Symposium Guest (uncredited) |
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Jeffrey Sayre |
Waiter (uncredited) |
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Frank J. Scannell |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Perry Sheehan |
Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited) |
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George Sherwood |
Cameraman (uncredited) |
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Reginald Simpson |
Poker Player (uncredited) |
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Mabel Smaney |
Heavy Woman (uncredited) |
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Norman Stevans |
Theatre Worker (uncredited) |
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William Tannen |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Dee Turnell |
Linda Ronley (uncredited) |
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Harry Tyler |
Man (uncredited) |
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Kaaren Verne |
Rosa (uncredited) |
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Ray Walker |
Cameraman (uncredited) |
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Harte Wayne |
Judge (uncredited) |
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Lawrence A. Williams |
Poker Player (uncredited) |
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Eric Wilton |
Butler (uncredited) |
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Wilson Wood |
Man on Movie Set (uncredited) |
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Douglas Yorke |
Leading Man (uncredited) |
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Helen Young |
Georgia's Hair Stylist (uncredited) |
Directed By
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Vincente Minnelli |
Director |
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Jerry Thorpe |
Assistant Director |
Writing Credits
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Charles Schnee |
Screenplay |
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George Bradshaw |
Story |
Production Crew
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John Houseman |
Producer |
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Dave Friedman |
Production Manager |
Edited By
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Conrad A. Nervig |
Editor |
Costume and Makeup
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Joan Joseff |
Other |
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Helen Rose |
Costume Design |
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William Tuttle |
Makeup Artist |
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Sydney Guilaroff |
Hairstylist |
Sound
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David Raksin |
Original Music Composer |
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David Raksin |
Orchestrator |
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Gus Bivona |
Musician |
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Ruby Raksin |
Orchestrator |
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Lawrence Morton |
Orchestrator |
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Douglas Shearer |
Recording Supervision |
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David Raksin |
Conductor |
Visual Effects
Camera
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Robert Surtees |
Director of Photography |
Lighting
Art Department
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Frank Wesselhoff |
Painter |
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F. Keogh Gleason |
Set Decoration |
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Edwin B. Willis |
Set Decoration |
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Cedric Gibbons |
Art Direction |
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Edward C. Carfagno |
Art Direction |
Other Crew
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Eric Alden |
Stunts |
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Alex Romero |
Choreographer |
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Warren Newcombe |
Special Effects |
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A. Arnold Gillespie |
Special Effects |
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