Summary
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.
Details
Release Date: December 25, 1952
Runtime: 118 minutes
Genres: Drama, Romance
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 7.3/10 (274 votes)
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Cast
Lana Turner
Georgia Lorrison
Kirk Douglas
Jonathan Shields
Walter Pidgeon
Harry Pebbel
Dick Powell
James Lee Bartlow
Barry Sullivan
Fred Amiel
Gloria Grahame
Rosemary Bartlow
Leo G. Carroll
Henry Whitfield
Gilbert Roland
Victor "Gaucho" Ribera
Paul Stewart
Syd Murphy
Vanessa Brown
Kay Amiel
Elaine Stewart
Lila
Sammy White
Gus
Ivan Triesault
Von Ellstein
Jay Adler
Mr. Z (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews
Sheriff (uncredited)
Ben Astar
Joe (Party Guest) (uncredited)
Barbara Billingsley
Evelyn Lucien (Costumer) (uncredited)
Madge Blake
Mrs. Rosser (uncredited)
Robert Burton
McDill (uncredited)
Francis X. Bushman
Eulogist (uncredited)
Louis Calhern
Georgia Lorrison's Father (voice) (uncredited)
Marietta Canty
Ida (uncredited)
Jonathan Cott
Assistant Director (uncredited)
Lillian Culver
Real Estate Woman (uncredited)
Sandy Descher
Little Girl Screaming on "Cat Man" Set (uncredited)
Phil Dunham
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Assistant on Set (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 the Party (uncredited)
Ned Glass
Wardrobe Man (uncredited)
Dabbs Greer
Studio Lighting Technician (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
Mourner (uncredited)
Ted Jordan
Assistant Director (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Mourner (uncredited)
Peggy King
Singer at Party (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Preview Ticket Taker (uncredited)
George J. Lewis
"Far Away Mountain" Test Actor #2 (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Party Guest (uncredited)
Paul Marion
Spanish Actor in Screen Test (uncredited)
Paul Maxey
Man Talking to Gabby Agent at the Party (uncredited)
May McAvoy
Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Mourner (uncredited)
Roger Moore
Cigar Clerk (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
Man Outside the Club (uncredited)
Christopher Olsen
Amiel's Boy (uncredited)
Dorothy Patrick
Arlene (uncredited)
William Phillips
Assistant Director (uncredited)
Jeff Richards
Studio Props Department Man (uncredited)
Loretta Russell
Symposium Guest (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Waiter (uncredited)
Frank J. Scannell
Reporter (uncredited)
Reginald Simpson
Poker Player (uncredited)
William Tannen
Reporter (uncredited)
Harry Tyler
Man (uncredited)
Kaaren Verne
Rosa (uncredited)
Ray Walker
Cameraman (uncredited)