
A Star Is Born
1937, Drama, 1h 51m
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Movie Info
When a young actress (Janet Gaynor) arrives in Hollywood with hopes of stardom, a chance encounter places her under the wing of older actor Norman Maine (Fredric March). Adopting the stage name Vicki Lester, she co-stars with Norman in a major motion picture, but his success is clearly fading even as her career begins. After the couple wed, Vicki's fame continues to grow, but Norman descends into alcoholism, and she must decide between pursuing her dream and caring for him.
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Genre: Drama
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Original Language: English
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Director: William A. Wellman
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Producer: David O. Selznick
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Writer: Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell, Robert Carson
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Release Date (Theaters): original
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Distributor: United Artists
Cast & Crew

Janet Gaynor
Esther Victoria Blodgett

Fredric March
Norman Maine

Adolphe Menjou
Oliver Niles

May Robson
Lettie Blodgett

Andy Devine
Danny McGuire

Lionel Stander
Matt Libby

Franklin Pangborn
Billy Moon

Owen Moore
Casey Burke

J.C. Nugent
Mr. Blodgett

Clara Blandick
Aunt Mattie

Peggy Wood
Miss Phillips

Edgar Kennedy
Pop Randall

William A. Wellman
Director

David O. Selznick
Producer

Dorothy Parker
Screenwriter

Alan Campbell
Screenwriter

Robert Carson
Screenwriter

Max Steiner
Original Music

W. Howard Greene
Cinematographer

James E. Newcom
Film Editing

Charles Richards
Casting
Critic Reviews for A Star Is Born
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Oct 06, 2018For a film about acting, it is frustrating that we never see how Esther's evolves or Norman's gets worse; besides, this feels completely dated now, shifting focus halfway through from its weak female protagonist to a selfish male and coming off as awfully sexist with its traditional values.
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Apr 07, 2014This oft repeated film started off here with all the guts and determination of a woman who must make it in Hollywood. This remakes the best version.
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Mar 30, 2014The satire is pretty light, but you really wouldn't expect a hard hitting take-down of Hollywood from a Selznick production. Compared with the two remakes that followed, this one is actually the funniest (no doubt due to Dorothy Parker's involvement with the screenplay) and its that coupled with the performances of Gaynor and March that makes the whole thing worthwhile.
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Jan 09, 2014The original. 1937. Typical of Hollywood, it's slick and flush with warnings of the dangers and lies of Hollywood while at the same time glamorizing them. Anyway, a wide-eyed gal from the sticks goes to L.A. to make it in the big time only to fall for a star who conversely fading, etc., etc., etc. Why does she make it? Why does he fail? That's not shown, only implied. Janet Gaynor was an unknown quantity to me, though a big star in her time, and she nearly won me over by the film's end, especially the scene where, as a waitress, she auditions for Tinseltown bigwigs, impersonating other well known 1930's stars. But the film belongs to Fredric March who is introduced as unlikable, seldom veers far from that, and yet must maintain our interest so we can not like him some more. Adolf Menjou, yet again, plays the supporting character/deus ex machina throughout unobtrusively. Not bad.
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