A Star Is Born
Is the price of stardom a broken heart?
Starring: Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Adolphe Menjou, May Robson, Andy Devine
Writer: William A. Wellman, Robert Carson, Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell, Robert Carson
Release Date:
April 20, 1937
April 20, 1937
Ratings:
7.2 / 10
7.2 / 10
Director:
William A. Wellman
William A. Wellman
Companies:
Selznick International Pictures
Selznick International Pictures
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.
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