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Overview

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7.7/10   3,797 votes
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Director:
Vincente Minnelli
Writers:
Charles Schnee (screenplay)
George Bradshaw (story)
Contact:
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Release Date:
9 February 1953 (Brazil) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
I took you out of the gutter . . . I can fling you back! more
Plot:
An actress, a director, and a writer are asked to help revive the career of ruthless Hollywood studio bigwig Jonathan Shields. However, all three are reluctant because they have all been used and betrayed by him in the past. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won 5 Oscars. Another 1 win & 6 nominations more
User Comments:
Entertaining backstage business more

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Lana Turner ... Georgia Larisson

Kirk Douglas ... Jonathan Shields
Walter Pidgeon ... Harry Pebbel
Dick Powell ... James Lee Bartlow
Barry Sullivan ... Fred Amiel

Gloria Grahame ... Rosemary Bartlow
Gilbert Roland ... Victor 'Gaucho' Ribera
Leo G. Carroll ... Henry Whitfield
Vanessa Brown ... Kay Amiel
Paul Stewart ... Syd Murphy
Sammy White ... Gus
Elaine Stewart ... Lila
Ivan Triesault ... Von Ellstein
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jay Adler ... Mr. Z - party guest (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews ... Sheriff (uncredited)
Ben Astar ... Joe, Party Guest (uncredited)
Barbara Billingsley ... Evelyn Lucien, Costume Designer (uncredited)
John Bishop ... Ferraday (uncredited)
Madge Blake ... Mrs. Rosser (uncredited)
Marshall Bradford ... Man Outside Club (uncredited)
Hadda Brooks ... Piano player (uncredited)
Robert Burton ... McDill (uncredited)
Francis X. Bushman ... Eulogist (uncredited)
Louis Calhern ... Recorded Voice of George Lorrison (voice) (uncredited)
Marietta Canty ... Ida (uncredited)
Robert Carson ... Casting Director (uncredited)
Janet Comerford ... Bobby-Soxer (uncredited)
James Conaty ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Jonathan Cott ... Assistant Director (uncredited)
Lillian Culver ... Real Estate Woman (uncredited)
Alexis Davidoff ... Priest (uncredited)
Bob Davis ... Assistant (uncredited)
Sandy Descher ... Screaming Little Girl on "Cat Man" set (uncredited)
Phil Dunham ... Pawn Broker (uncredited)
Steve Dunhill ... Cameraman (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum ... Assistant on Set (uncredited)
James Farrar ... Publicity Man (uncredited)
Bess Flowers ... Joe's Friend at Party (uncredited)
Steve Forrest ... Actor in Georgia's Screen Test (uncredited)
Kathleen Freeman ... Miss March (uncredited)
Frank Gerstle ... Gabby Agent at Party (uncredited)
Ned Glass ... Wardrobe Man (uncredited)
Lisa Golm ... Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Phyllis Graffeo ... Leading Lady (uncredited)
A. Cameron Grant ... Timmy, Assistant Director (uncredited)
William E. Greene ... Hugh Shields in Portrait (uncredited)
Dabbs Greer ... Studio Lighting Technician (uncredited)
Sam Harris ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes ... Poker Player (uncredited)
Ted Jordan ... Assistant Director (uncredited)
Kurt Kasznar ... Party guest (uncredited)
Joseph Keane ... Assistant Director (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp ... Mourner (uncredited)
Peggy King ... Singer (uncredited)
Lucy Knoch ... Blonde Dancing with Gaucho (uncredited)
Mike Lally ... Preview Ticket Taker (uncredited)
George J. Lewis ... 'Far Away Mountain' Test Actor #2 (uncredited)
Paul Marion ... Spanish Actor in Screen Test (uncredited)
Paul Maxey ... Man talking to gabby agent at party (uncredited)
May McAvoy ... Pebbel's secretary (uncredited)
Harold Miller ... Mourner at Shields Funeral (uncredited)
Patrick J. Molyneaux ... Studio Electrician (uncredited)
Roger Moore ... Cigar Clerk (uncredited)
Ellanora Needles ... Reporter (uncredited)
Richard Norris ... Leading Man (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien ... Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Christopher Olsen ... Amiel's Boy (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley ... Man Outside Club (uncredited)
Dorothy Patrick ... Arlene (uncredited)
William 'Bill' Phillips ... Assistant Director (uncredited)
Paul Power ... Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Kathy Qualen ... Bobby-Soxer (uncredited)
Frank J. Scannell ... Reporter (uncredited)
Perry Sheehan ... Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)
George Sherwood ... Cameraman (uncredited)
Reginald Simpson ... Poker Player (uncredited)
Mabel Smaney ... Heavy Woman (uncredited)
William Tannen ... Reporter (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey ... Actor in Catman Suit (uncredited)
Dee Turnell ... Linda Ronley (uncredited)
Kaaren Verne ... Rosa (uncredited)
Ray Walker ... Cameraman (uncredited)
Harte Wayne ... Judge (uncredited)
Larry Williams ... Poker Player (uncredited)
Eric Wilton ... Butler (uncredited)
Douglas Yorke ... Leading Man (uncredited)
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Directed by
Vincente Minnelli 
 
Writing credits
Charles Schnee (screenplay)

George Bradshaw (story)

Produced by
John Houseman .... producer
 
Original Music by
David Raksin 
 
Cinematography by
Robert Surtees (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Conrad A. Nervig 
 
Art Direction by
Edward C. Carfagno  (as Edward Carfagno)
Cedric Gibbons 
 
Set Decoration by
F. Keogh Gleason  (as Keogh Gleason)
Edwin B. Willis 
 
Costume Design by
Helen Rose (costumes: women)
 
Makeup Department
Sydney Guilaroff .... hair stylist
William Tuttle .... makeup artist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jerry Thorpe .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer .... recording supervisor
 
Special Effects by
A. Arnold Gillespie .... special effects
Warren Newcombe .... special effects
 
Stunts
Eric Alden .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Gus Bivona .... featured musician: saxophone
Lawrence Morton .... orchestrator (uncredited)
David Raksin .... conductor (uncredited)
David Raksin .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Ruby Raksin .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Alex Romero .... choreographer (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Memorial to a Bad Man (USA) (working title)
Tribute to a Badman (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
118 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Canada:14A (Ontario) | UK:A (original rating) | USA:Approved (certificate #16017) | UK:PG | Canada:PG (video rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Scenes in the film were based on the career of producer David O. Selznick. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the George Lorrison's house, Jonathan cuts a drawing from the wallpaper and holds it unrolled. In the next shot he is holding it in half rolled up. more
Quotes:
Rosemary Bartlow: James Lee, you have a very naughty mind... I'm happy to say. more
Movie Connections:
References The Curse of the Cat People (1944) more
Soundtrack:
Temptation more

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21 out of 28 people found the following comment useful:-
Entertaining backstage business, 16 April 2006
7/10
Author: moonspinner55 from redlands, ca

Glossy MGM soaper has many things to recommend it, not the least of which is a surprisingly grounded, natural Lana Turner (looking great, even in ordinary jammies) playing a successful movie actress who, along with a top screenwriter and director, help producer-on-the-skids Kirk Douglas stage a comeback. Not especially revealing about Hollywood, which at this stage wasn't quite ready to unmask itself, but still engaging and intriguing. Douglas is well-cast (he spits out his lines with a terse jaw--nothing new--but he's right for this part and is commendable). Turner is a revelation and deserved at the very least an Oscar nomination for her work. Sharp dialogue and gleaming photography are the other major assets. Gets less attention than something like "All About Eve", but it's actually more entertaining. *** from ****

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