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A Star Is Born (1937)
Directed by William A. Wellman
“Is the price of stardom a broken heart?”
Drama, Romance · 1h 51m
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.
Cast
Janet Gaynor
Esther Blodgett
Fredric March
Norman Maine
Adolphe Menjou
Oliver Niles
May Robson
Lettie Blodgett
Andy Devine
Danny McGuire
Lionel Stander
Matt Libby
Owen Moore
Casey Burke
Peggy Wood
Miss Phillips
Elizabeth Jenns
Anita Regis
Edgar Kennedy
Pop Randall
J. C. Nugent
Mr. Blodgett
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Posture Coach
Crew
- Director
- William A. Wellman
- Screenplay
- Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell, Robert Carson
- Writer
- Ben Hecht, David O. Selznick
- Director of Photography
- W. Howard Greene
- Original Music Composer
- Max Steiner
- Editor
- James E. Newcom
- Producer
- David O. Selznick
Details
- Release date
- 1937-04-20
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Selznick International Pictures
- Budget
- $1,200,000
- Box office
- $2,370,000