Movie
A Star Is Born (1937)
Is the price of stardom a broken heart?
Drama · Romance
Story
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.
Director: William A. Wellman Starring: Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Adolphe Menjou, May Robson
A Star Is Born Cast
- Janet Gaynor as Esther Blodgett
- Fredric March as Norman Maine
- Adolphe Menjou as Oliver Niles
- May Robson as Lettie Blodgett
- Andy Devine as Danny McGuire
- Lionel Stander as Matt Libby
- Owen Moore as Casey Burke
- Peggy Wood as Miss Phillips
- Elizabeth Jenns as Anita Regis
- Edgar Kennedy as Pop Randall
- J. C. Nugent as Mr. Blodgett
- Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Posture Coach