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A Star Is Born

Is the price of stardom a broken heart?

1937 · 1 h 51 · United States · English

  • Drama
  • Romance

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.

Directed by
William A. Wellman
Written by
William A. Wellman, Robert Carson, Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell

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