The Bad and the Beautiful (1953) on Netflix

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 - including the writer, star and director - on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers. —alfiehitchiescreenwriterfilm producerhollywood californiafilm industrycasting couch44 morePlot summaryPlot synopsisTaglinesI took you out of the gutter . . . I can fling you back!GenresDramaRomanceCertificatePassedParents guide