

A Star Is Born
1937 · Movie · 1h 51m · NR
DramaRomance
"Is the price of stardom a broken heart?"
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
Metacritic
77/100
Key crew
- Dorothy ParkerScreenplay
- William A. WellmanDirector
- Alan CampbellScreenplay
- Robert CarsonScreenplay
- Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer
- David O. SelznickWriter
- Ben HechtWriter
Cast
- Janet GaynorEsther Blodgett / Vicki Lester
- Fredric MarchNorman Maine
- Adolphe MenjouOliver Niles
- May RobsonLettie Blodgett
- Andy DevineDanny McGuire
- Lionel StanderMatt Libby
- Owen MooreCasey Burke
- Peggy WoodMiss Phillips
- Elizabeth JennsAnita Regis
- Edgar KennedyPop Randall
- J. C. NugentMr. Blodgett
- Guinn 'Big Boy' WilliamsPosture Coach
Stills
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Themes
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