A STAR IS BORN (1937)
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A Star Is Born
Is the price of stardom a broken heart?
Drama, Romance
April 27, 1937
English
1h 51m
United States
Selznick International Pictures
$1,200,000
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 & Characters
Janet Gaynor
Esther Blodgett / Vicki Lester
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
Irving Bacon
Station Agent (uncredited)
Jane Barnes
Waitress #1 (uncredited)
Clara Blandick
Aunt Mattie (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
Santa Anita Cop (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
Burke's Butler (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
Niles' Assistant (uncredited)
George Chandler
Deliveryman (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Cuddles (uncredited)
Francis Ford
William Gregory (uncredited)
Joe Gray
Garcia (uncredited)
Jonathan Hale
Judge George J. Parris (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Cop Outside Courtroom (uncredited)
Lillian Harmer
Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
Crew
William A. Wellman
Director
David O. Selznick
Writer
Ben Hecht
Writer
Dorothy Parker
Screenplay
Alan Campbell
Screenplay
Robert Carson
Screenplay
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
W. Howard Greene
Director of Photography
David O. Selznick
Producer