Movie
A Star Is Born
Overview
Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her idol Norman Maine, is sent for a screen test, and before long attains stardom as newly minted Vicki Lester. She and Norman marry, though his career soon dwindles to nothing due to his chronic alcoholism.
Details
- Release date
- 1937-04-20
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Selznick International Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Janet Gaynor as Esther Blodgett / Vicki Lester
- Fredric March as Norman Maine
- Adolphe Menjou as Oliver Niles
- May Robson as Lettie Blodgett
- Andy Devine as Danny McGuire
- Lionel Stander as Matt Libby
- Owen Moore as Casey Burke
- Peggy Wood as Miss Phillips
- Elizabeth Jenns as Anita Regis
- Edgar Kennedy as Pop Randall
- J. C. Nugent as Mr. Blodgett
- Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Posture Coach
Crew
- William A. Wellman - Director
- Ben Hecht - Writer
- David O. Selznick - Writer
- Dorothy Parker - Screenplay
- Alan Campbell - Screenplay
- Robert Carson - Screenplay
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