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A Star Is Born

  • 1937
  • Passed
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Janet Gaynor and Fredric March in A Star Is Born (1937)
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DramaRomance

A young woman comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom, and achieves them only with the help of an alcoholic leading man whose best days are behind him.A young woman comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom, and achieves them only with the help of an alcoholic leading man whose best days are behind him.A young woman comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom, and achieves them only with the help of an alcoholic leading man whose best days are behind him.

  • Directors
    • William A. Wellman
    • Jack Conway
    • Victor Fleming
  • Writers
    • Dorothy Parker
    • Alan Campbell
    • Robert Carson
  • Stars
    • Janet Gaynor
    • Fredric March
    • Adolphe Menjou
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    10K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • William A. Wellman
      • Jack Conway
      • Victor Fleming
    • Writers
      • Dorothy Parker
      • Alan Campbell
      • Robert Carson
    • Stars
      • Janet Gaynor
      • Fredric March
      • Adolphe Menjou
    • 83User reviews
    • 59Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 4 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Janet Gaynor and Fredric March in A Star Is Born (1937)
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    Janet Gaynor and Fredric March in A Star Is Born (1937)
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    Janet Gaynor and Fredric March in A Star Is Born (1937)
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    Top cast

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    Janet Gaynor
    Janet Gaynor
    • Esther Victoria Blodgett - aka Vicki Lester
    Fredric March
    Fredric March
    • Norman Maine
    Adolphe Menjou
    Adolphe Menjou
    • Oliver Niles
    May Robson
    May Robson
    • Grandmother Lettie Blodgett
    Andy Devine
    Andy Devine
    • Danny McGuire
    Lionel Stander
    Lionel Stander
    • Matt Libby
    Owen Moore
    Owen Moore
    • Casey Burke - Director
    Peggy Wood
    Peggy Wood
    • Miss Phillips - Central Casting Clerk
    Elizabeth Jenns
    Elizabeth Jenns
    • Anita Regis
    Edgar Kennedy
    Edgar Kennedy
    • Pop Randall - Landlord
    J.C. Nugent
    J.C. Nugent
    • Mr. Blodgett
    Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
    Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
    • Posture Coach
    • (as Guinn Williams)
    Jean Acker
    Jean Acker
    • Woman at Preview
    • (uncredited)
    Eric Alden
    Eric Alden
    • Niles' Assistant
    • (uncredited)
    Irving Bacon
    Irving Bacon
    • Station Agent
    • (uncredited)
    Jane Barnes
    Jane Barnes
    • Waitress #1
    • (uncredited)
    Vince Barnett
    Vince Barnett
    • Otto
    • (uncredited)
    Clara Blandick
    Clara Blandick
    • Aunt Mattie
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • William A. Wellman
      • Jack Conway(uncredited)
      • Victor Fleming(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Dorothy Parker
      • Alan Campbell
      • Robert Carson
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The first all-color film nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture.
    • Goofs
      The Night Court Judge refers to the "commonwealth" of California, but California isn't one of the states with commonwealth status. The judge should have referred to the "state" instead.
    • Quotes

      Grandmother Lettie: If you've got one drop of my blood in your veins, you won't let Mattie or any of her kind break your heart, you'll go right out there and break it yourself.

    • Alternate versions
      Also available in black and white
    • Connections
      Edited into What's Cookin' Doc? (1944)
    • Soundtracks
      California, Here I Come
      (1924) (uncredited)

      Music by Joseph Meyer

      (variations in the score as Esther arrives in Hollywood)

    User reviews83

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    colour stardom of Esther Blodgett
    Janet Gaynor plays Esther Blodgett beautifully, a girl who leaves for Hollywood with dreams of film magazines and the blessing of her granny. Once there she finds it tough-going until meeting Norman Maine (Fredric March) at a party. We've already seen Norman drunk at a theatre but here he charms Esther and actually gets her into the movies before marrying her and watching his own career crumble. March is excellent in this, and the look of the film is surprisingly modern with its lovely technicolor and gadgets (I particularly like the shower in the motor home Esther and Norman take on honeymoon). Esther's move to become star Vicki Lester, Oscar-winning actress, is unbelievable but as her real-life tragedy unfolds, compelling. And who can stay dry-eyed at the end? Remade with music and Judy Garland in 1954 (very well) but this first version is a jewel amongst other 30s classics.
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    • didi-5
    • Mar 8, 2003

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 27, 1937 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kariera
    • Filming locations
      • Cafe Trocadero - 8610 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Selznick International Pictures
      • Entertain Me Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,173,639 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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