A Star Is Born

Name: A Star Is Born
Director: William A. Wellman
Released: 1937-04-20
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Adolphe Menjou, May Robson, Andy Devine

7.2

April 20, 1937

1h 51m

Drama Romance

"Is the price of stardom a broken heart?"

Overview

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.