

A Star Is Born
Is the price of stardom a broken heart?
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1.2M
- Box office
- $2.4M
- Language
- English
- husband wife relationship
- waitress
- movie business
- show business
- alcoholism
- hollywood
- alcoholic
- has been
- movie star
- fading star
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereNRLos Angeles, California20 Apr 1937
- PremiereNew York City, New York22 Apr 1937
- Theatrical27 Apr 1937
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1217 Dec 1939
CanadaCA
- TheatricalPG27 Apr 1937
GermanyDE
- TVARD31 Oct 1982
JapanJP
- TheatricalPG123 Apr 1939
SpainES
- Theatrical720 Apr 1937
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A Star Is Born was released on 20 April 1937.
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CinemaSerf
6/20/2022
Janet Gaynor was at the top of her game with the almost Dickens' inspired name "Esther Blodgett" - an aspiring actress who moves to Hollywood and happens upon a drunken, self-destructive "Norman Maine" (Fredric March) as she waitresses at a party. His star is definitely on the wain, but he sees something in her and before long she is topping the bill. No singing in this version, which I think makes it a grittier adap…
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