A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

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1937-04-27

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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A Star Is Born

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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.

Released

1937-04-27

Runtime

111

Director

William A. Wellman

Budget

$1200000

Revenue

$2370000

Genres

Drama

Romance

Language

English

Production

Selznick International Pictures

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    Janet Gaynor

    Janet Gaynor
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    Fredric March

    Fredric March
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    Adolphe Menjou

    Adolphe Menjou
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    May Robson

    May Robson
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    Andy Devine

    Andy Devine
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    Lionel Stander

    Lionel Stander
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    Owen Moore

    Owen Moore
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    Peggy Wood

    Peggy Wood
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    Elizabeth Jenns

    Elizabeth Jenns
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    Edgar Kennedy

    Edgar Kennedy
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    J. C. Nugent

    J. C. Nugent
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    Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

    Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
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    Irving Bacon

    Irving Bacon
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    Jane Barnes

    Jane Barnes
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    Clara Blandick

    Clara Blandick
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    Wade Boteler

    Wade Boteler
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    Sidney Bracey

    Sidney Bracey
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    Harry C. Bradley

    Harry C. Bradley
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    George Chandler

    George Chandler
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    Pat Flaherty

    Pat Flaherty
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    Francis Ford

    Francis Ford
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    Joe Gray

    Joe Gray
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    Jonathan Hale

    Jonathan Hale
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    Chuck Hamilton

    Chuck Hamilton
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    Lillian Harmer

    Lillian Harmer
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    Edward Hearn

    Edward Hearn
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    I. Stanford Jolley

    I. Stanford Jolley
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    Carole Landis

    Carole Landis
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    Chris-Pin Martin

    Chris-Pin Martin
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    Edwin Maxwell

    Edwin Maxwell
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    Marshall Neilan

    Marshall Neilan
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    David Newell

    David Newell
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    Robert Emmett O'Connor

    Robert Emmett O'Connor
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    Dennis O'Keefe

    Dennis O'Keefe
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    Franklin Pangborn

    Franklin Pangborn
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    Jed Prouty

    Jed Prouty
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    Tom Ricketts

    Tom Ricketts
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    Paul Stanton

    Paul Stanton
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    Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

    Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
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    Clarence Wilson

    Clarence Wilson
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    A.W. Sweatt

    A.W. Sweatt