A Star Is Born
“Is the price of stardom a broken heart?”
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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Cast
42 people
Janet Gaynor
Esther Blodgett
Known for
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
7th Heaven
Fredric March
Norman Maine
Known for
The Best Years of Our Lives
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Adolphe Menjou
Oliver Niles
Known for
Paths of Glory
The Front Page
May Robson
Lettie Blodgett
Known for
Bringing Up Baby
Lady for a Day
Andy Devine
Danny McGuire
Known for
Robin Hood
Stagecoach
Lionel Stander
Matt Libby
Known for
Cul-de-sac
Once Upon a Time in the West
Owen Moore
Casey Burke
Known for
She Done Him Wrong
The Lonely Villa
Peggy Wood
Miss Phillips
Known for
The Sound of Music
The Story of Ruth
Elizabeth Jenns
Anita Regis
Also in
The Fortunate Fool
Love, Life and Laughter
Edgar Kennedy
Pop Randall
Known for
Duck Soup
Cruel, Cruel Love
Guinn Williams
Posture Coach
J. C. Nugent
Mr. Blodgett
Known for
The Big House
William A. Wellman Director · Dorothy Parker Screenplay Alan Campbell Screenplay
Worldwide gross $2.4M · Budget $1.2M · United States release April 27, 1937
Box office
Budget
$1,200,000
Worldwide gross
$2,370,000
Gross vs. budget
2.0×
Production
Selznick International Pictures
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Spain · April 20, 1937
Theatrical
United States · April 27, 1937
Theatrical
United States
April 20, 1937 · Premiere · Los Angeles, California
April 22, 1937 · Premiere · New York City, New York
Canada
April 27, 1937 · Theatrical
Germany
October 31, 1982 · TV · ARD
Japan
April 3, 1939 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 17, 1939 · Theatrical
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