A Star Is Born  

Tue Apr 27 1937

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.

The Movie Database: 7.2/10

Internet Movie Database: 7.3/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 100%

Metacritic: 77/100

Cast and Crew

Directed By, William A. Wellman |

Screenplay By, Dorothy Parker | Alan Campbell | Robert Carson |

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Janet Gaynor

Esther Blodgett / Vicki Lester
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Fredric March

Norman Maine
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Adolphe Menjou

Oliver Niles
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May Robson

Lettie Blodgett
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Andy Devine

Danny McGuire
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Lionel Stander

Matt Libby
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Owen Moore

Casey Burke
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Peggy Wood

Miss Phillips
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Elizabeth Jenns

Anita Regis
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Edgar Kennedy

Pop Randall
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J. C. Nugent

Mr. Blodgett
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Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Posture Coach
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Irving Bacon

Station Agent (uncredited)
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Jane Barnes

Waitress #1 (uncredited)
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Clara Blandick

Aunt Mattie (uncredited)
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Wade Boteler

Santa Anita Cop (uncredited)
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Sidney Bracey

Burke's Butler (uncredited)
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Harry C. Bradley

Niles' Assistant (uncredited)
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George Chandler

Deliveryman (uncredited)
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Pat Flaherty

Cuddles (uncredited)
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Francis Ford

William Gregory (uncredited)
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Joe Gray

Garcia (uncredited)
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Jonathan Hale

Judge George J. Parris (uncredited)
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Chuck Hamilton

Cop Outside Courtroom (uncredited)
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Lillian Harmer

Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
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Edward Hearn

Sanitarium Attendant (uncredited)
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I. Stanford Jolley

Boxing Ringside Spectator (uncredited)
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Carole Landis

Girl in Beret at Santa Anita Bar (uncredited)
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Chris-Pin Martin

José Rodriguez (uncredited)
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Edwin Maxwell

Vocal Coach (uncredited)
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Marshall Neilan

Bert (uncredited)
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David Newell

Sam (uncredited)
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Robert Emmett O'Connor

Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)
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Dennis O'Keefe

Burke's Party Guest (uncredited)
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Franklin Pangborn

Billy Moon (uncredited)
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Jed Prouty

Artie Carver (uncredited)
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Tom Ricketts

Ray (uncredited)
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Paul Stanton

Academy Award Presenter (uncredited)
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Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Witness (uncredited)
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Clarence Wilson

Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
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A.W. Sweatt

Aleck Blodgett (uncredited)
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Details

Rating

Not Adult

Genres

Drama
Romance

Tagline

Is the price of stardom a broken heart?

Langauge

en

Production Companies

Selznick International Pictures

Runtime

111 minutes

Budget

1.200 Million $

Box-Office

2.370 Million $

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