A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born (1937)

Is the price of stardom a broken heart?

  • Genre: Drama, Romance
  • Release Date: 1937-04-27
  • User Rating: 7.1/10 from 211 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 51min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Selznick International Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: William A. Wellman
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Summary

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.

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  • 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

  • Irving Bacon

    as Station Agent (uncredited)

  • Jane Barnes

    as Waitress #1 (uncredited)

  • Clara Blandick

    as Aunt Mattie (uncredited)

  • Wade Boteler

    as Santa Anita Cop (uncredited)

  • Sidney Bracey

    as Burke's Butler (uncredited)

  • Harry C. Bradley

    as Niles' Assistant (uncredited)

  • George Chandler

    as Deliveryman (uncredited)

  • Pat Flaherty

    as Cuddles (uncredited)

  • Francis Ford

    as William Gregory (uncredited)

  • Joe Gray

    as Garcia (uncredited)

  • Jonathan Hale

    as Judge George J. Parris (uncredited)

  • Chuck Hamilton

    as Cop Outside Courtroom (uncredited)

  • Lillian Harmer

    as Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)

  • Edward Hearn

    as Sanitarium Attendant (uncredited)

  • I. Stanford Jolley

    as Boxing Ringside Spectator (uncredited)

  • Carole Landis

    as Girl in Beret at Santa Anita Bar (uncredited)

  • Chris-Pin Martin

    as José Rodriguez (uncredited)

  • Edwin Maxwell

    as Vocal Coach (uncredited)

  • Marshall Neilan

    as Bert (uncredited)

  • David Newell

    as Sam (uncredited)

  • Robert Emmett O'Connor

    as Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)

  • Dennis O'Keefe

    as Burke's Party Guest (uncredited)

  • Franklin Pangborn

    as Billy Moon (uncredited)

  • Jed Prouty

    as Artie Carver (uncredited)

  • Tom Ricketts

    as Ray (uncredited)

  • Paul Stanton

    as Academy Award Presenter (uncredited)

  • Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

    as Witness (uncredited)

  • Clarence Wilson

    as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

  • A.W. Sweatt

    as Aleck Blodgett (uncredited)
Writing William A. Wellman Story
Writing Robert Carson Story
Directing William A. Wellman Director
Writing Dorothy Parker Screenplay
Production David O. Selznick Producer
Writing Alan Campbell Screenplay
Camera W. Howard Greene Director of Photography
Writing Robert Carson Screenplay
Directing Eric Stacey Assistant Director
Editing Hal C. Kern Supervising Editor
Art Edward G. Boyle Assistant Art Director
Crew Jack Cosgrove Special Effects
Sound Oscar Lagerstrom Sound Recordist
Sound Max Steiner Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up Elizabeth Arden Makeup Artist
Crew Val Lewton Editorial Staff
Editing James E. Newcom Editor
Writing Ben Hecht Writer
Production Charles Richards Casting
Costume & Make-Up Omar Kiam Costume Design
Art Lyle R. Wheeler Art Designer
Art Lansing C. Holden Production Design
Editing Hal C. Kern Supervising Film Editor
Writing David O. Selznick Writer

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