The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)





An unscrupulous movie producer uses an actress, a director and a writer to achieve success.


Books with substantial mentioning of The Bad and the Beautiful

David Thomson
Have you seen?, A personal introduction to 1,000 films
New York, 2008

Stephen Harvey
Directed by Vincente Minnelli
New York, 1989

Douglas Brode
The Films of the Fifties
Secaucus, NJ, 1976

Lou Valentino
The Films of Lana Turner
Secaucus, New Jersey, 1976

Tony Thomas
The Films of Kirk Douglas
Secaucus, NJ, 1975

Books with an entry on The Bad and the Beautiful

Michael F. Keaney
Film Noir Guide, 745 Films of the Classic Era, 1940-1959
Jefferson, North Carolina, and London, 2003

Alan G. Fetrow
Feature Films, 1950 - 1959, a United States Filmography
Jefferson, NC, 1999

Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor
The American movies reference book, The sound era
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,, 1969