A Star Is Born
Directed by William A. WellmanEsther 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 was released on 27 April 1937.
A Star Is Born was directed by William A. Wellman.
A Star Is Born has a runtime of 1h 50m.
A Star Is Born was produced by David O. Selznick.
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 key characters in A Star Is Born are Esther Blodgett / Vicki Lester (Janet Gaynor), Norman Maine (Fredric March), Oliver Niles (Adolphe Menjou).
A Star Is Born is rated 12.
A Star Is Born is a Drama, Romance film.
A Star Is Born has an audience rating of 7.8 out of 10.
A Star Is Born had a budget of US$1.2M.
A Star Is Born has made US$2.4M at the box office.