A Star Is Born (1937)

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7.3	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Jack Conway

William A. Wellman

Starring (View all)

Janet Gaynor
Esther Victoria Blodgett - aka Vicki Lester

Fredric March
Norman Maine

Adolphe Menjou
Oliver Niles

May Robson
Grandmother Lettie Blodgett

Andy Devine
Danny McGuire

Lionel Stander
Matt Libby

Owen Moore
Casey Burke - Director

Peggy Wood
Miss Phillips - Central Casting Clerk

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Dorothy Parker
(screen play by)

Alan Campbell
(screen play by)

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A Star is Born

4 years, 10 months ago at Sep 28 18:33

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You know, there’s nothing explicitly wrong with this version of A Star is Born, it’s just missing that extra spark that makes a very good movie a great one. This first version, from 1937, tells the melodramatic love story involving a rising star and a fading one. Much like the subsequent remakes, the fading star plays both lover and Svengali to the bright, young talent. It does everything well... read more

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William Wellman's acclaimed, award-winning story of Hollywood triumph and disappointment stars Fredric March as movie star Norman Maine. Maine discovers Esther Blodgett (Janet Gaynor) and gets her a screen test, igniting her career. But as Esther's star grows brighter, Norman's star diminishes, sending him into a despair from which he may not recover.

Release date: 27 April 1937
UPC: 677379019119

Tags: Drama (4), 1937 (3), Alcoholism (3), Fame (3), Hollywood (3), Remake (2), Party (2), Star (2), 1930s (2), Filmmaking (2), California (2), Suicide (2), Usa (2), Acting (2), Marriage (2), Concert (2), Academy Awards (1), William Wellman (1), Janet Gaynor (1), Andy Devine (1)

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