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About
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.
Theatrical
Jan 15, 1953
Box Office
$3.4M
Budget
$1.6M
Return
2.2x
DVD / Blu-ray
Feb 5, 2002
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
Producer
Music
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Quotes
See all →Power and Control in Relationships
Taglines
I took you out of the gutter . . . I can fling you back!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Ambition and Struggle in Pursuit of Success
Taglines
The story of a blonde who wanted to go places, and a brute who got her there - the hard way!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →L
Lana Turner
Georgia Lorrison
K
Kirk Douglas
Jonathan Shields
W
Walter Pidgeon
Harry Pebbel
D
Dick Powell
James Lee Bartlow
B
Barry Sullivan
Fred Amiel
G
Gloria Grahame
Rosemary Bartlow
L
Leo G. Carroll
Henry Whitfield
G
Gilbert Roland
Victor "Gaucho" Ribera
P
Paul Stewart
Syd Murphy
V
Vanessa Brown
Kay Amiel
E
Elaine Stewart
Lila
S
Sammy White
Gus
I
Ivan Triesault
Von Ellstein
L
Lucy Knoch
Blonde Dancing with Gaucho (uncredited)
J
Jay Adler
Mr. Z (uncredited)
S
Stanley Andrews
Sheriff (uncredited)
D
Del Armstrong
Georgia's Makeup Artist (uncredited)
B
Ben Astar
Joe (Party Guest) (uncredited)
B
Barbara Billingsley
Evelyn Lucien (Costumer) (uncredited)
J
John Bishop
Ferraday (uncredited)
