“Is the price of stardom a broken heart?”
A Star Is Born
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.
Commercial Verdict
Average
Modest returns after marketing costs
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Cast
Janet Gaynor
Esther Blodgett
Fredric March
Norman Maine
Adolphe Menjou
Oliver Niles
May Robson
Lettie Blodgett
Andy Devine
Danny McGuire
Lionel Stander
Matt Libby
Owen Moore
Casey Burke
Peggy Wood
Miss Phillips
Elizabeth Jenns
Anita Regis
Edgar Kennedy
Pop Randall
J. C. Nugent
Mr. Blodgett
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Posture Coach
Irving Bacon
Station Agent (uncredited)
Jane Barnes
Waitress #1 (uncredited)
Clara Blandick
Aunt Mattie (uncredited)
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