A Star Is Born (1937)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1937-04-27
Runtime: 111 minutes
Director: William A. Wellman
Budget: $1,200,000 USD
Revenue: $2,370,000 USD
Top 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
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