The Bad and the Beautiful

Appearances are everything in Hollywood.So when conniving moviemaker Jonathan Shields realizes few mourners will show up for the funeral of his equally conniving father, he knows what to do: hire extras.

Kirk Douglas gives a magnetic performance as Shields, who turns talent, charisma and ruthlessness into film success, stomping on careers and creating enemies along the way.Vincente Minelli directs this winner of five Academy Awards