A Star Is Born

About A Star Is Born

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.

William A. Wellman's A Star Is Born is a 1937 romance film. Its themes are hollywood, alcoholism, movie business, and alcoholic.

Janet Gaynor takes the lead as Esther Blodgett, Fredric March as Norman Maine, Adolphe Menjou as Oliver Niles, and May Robson as Lettie Blodgett. At 111 minutes long, it arrived in April 1937.

The screenplay is by Alan Campbell and Ben Hecht. American members can watch it on Brew, FlixFling, and Great American Pure Flix Amazon Channel.

Babylon, What Price Hollywood?, and A Star Is Born make useful companions to A Star Is Born, all filed under fading star. TMDB voters put it at 7.2 out of 10 across 247 votes and it carries a NR rating.