THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL from MGM (1952). It won 5 Academy Awards (Oscars) including best picture. Kirk Douglas received his second best actor Oscar nomination - but he lost. The film was about movie-making and became a box office smash.
Douglas portrays a poor film producer named Jonathon whose dad was a former movie studio boss. He rises in the film industry with a director, screenwriter and a lead actress. He makes promises he will never keep and dumps them on his way up. "They" continue with their careers and become successful while Jonathon falls back on hard times. He wants them back and they say "no."
Vincente Minelli directed this movie in glorious "Back and White." It was colorized in the 1980's which was a bad idea. It is now on Blu-Ray showcasing the pristine black and white original version.
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(1952 movie poster).
(MGM photo. Kirk Douglas and Lana Turner who have both passed away as of 2020).
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