MOVIE
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.
ERA & CONTEXT
A Star Is Born in its release era
Released in 1937, A Star Is Born sits inside the 1930s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1937-04-20
- Rating
- NR
- TMDB score
- 7.2/10
- Original language
- EN
- Status
- Released
- Production
- United States of America
- Studio
- Selznick International Pictures
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