A Star Is Born (1937)
Drama • Romance • 1ч 51м
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.
TMDB rating:
7.2
(240)
Cast
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)
No photo
Joe Gray
Garcia (uncredited)
Jonathan Hale
Judge George J. Parris (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Cop Outside Courtroom (uncredited)
Crew
William A. Wellman
Story
Robert Carson
Story
William A. Wellman
Director
Dorothy Parker
Screenplay
David O. Selznick
Producer
Alan Campbell
Screenplay
W. Howard Greene
Director of Photography
Robert Carson
Screenplay
Eric Stacey
Assistant Director
Hal C. Kern
Supervising Editor
Edward G. Boyle
Assistant Art Director
Jack Cosgrove
Special Effects
Oscar Lagerstrom
Sound Recordist
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
Elizabeth Arden
Makeup Artist
Val Lewton
Editorial Staff
James E. Newcom
Editor
Ben Hecht
Writer
Charles Richards
Casting
Omar Kiam
Costume Design
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Designer
Lansing C. Holden
Production Design
Hal C. Kern
Supervising Film Editor
David O. Selznick
Writer
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