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A Star Is Born (1937)

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A Star is Born came into being when producer David O. Selznick decided to tell a "true behind-the-scenes" story of Hollywood. The truth, of course, was filtered a bit for box-office purposes, although Selznick and an army of screenwriters based much of their script on actual people and events. Janet Gaynor stars as Esther Blodgett, the small-town girl who dreams of Hollywood stardom, a role later played by both Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand in the 1954 and 1976 remakes. Jeered at by most of

Nov 16, 2004

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Starring Janet Gaynor and Frederic March in Oscar-nominated roles, this first version of the famous Hollywood story was directed by William Wellman; it was remade in 1954 with Judy Garland, and in 1976 with Barbra Streisand.

January 23, 2011 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | Comment

Judy Garland, for all her personal problems, shows on the screen why she's a star.

July 17, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment (1)
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William A. Wellman's original 1937 A Star Is Born is the essential Hollywood cautionary tale.

August 21, 2003 Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | Comment
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The Judy version is the best but this is an enjoyable film with fine performances.

October 12, 2007
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Writer and director William Wellman couldn't get along with lead Janet Gaynor and tried to walk-out the set of this film, only to be thwarted by MGM; a good thing for the film. Nobody else could have pulled off wide-eyed Hollywood hopeful Vicki quite like Gaynor, and without Wellman's concise directing "A Star Is Born"

July 27, 2007
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