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.

Drama Romance

Janet Gaynor

(Esther Blodgett / Vicki Lester)

Fredric March

(Norman Maine)

Adolphe Menjou

(Oliver Niles)

May Robson

(Lettie Blodgett)

Andy Devine

(Danny McGuire)

Lionel Stander

(Matt Libby)

Owen Moore

(Casey Burke)

Peggy Wood

(Miss Phillips)

Elizabeth Jenns

(Anita Regis)

Edgar Kennedy

(Pop Randall)

J. C. Nugent

(Mr. Blodgett)

Guinn "Big Boy" Williams

(Posture Coach)

Irving Bacon

(Station Agent (uncredited))

Jane Barnes

(Waitress #1 (uncredited))

Clara Blandick

(Aunt Mattie (uncredited))

Wade Boteler

(Santa Anita Cop (uncredited))

Sidney Bracey

(Burke's Butler (uncredited))

Harry C. Bradley

(Niles' Assistant (uncredited))

George Chandler

(Deliveryman (uncredited))

Pat Flaherty

(Cuddles (uncredited))

Francis Ford

(William Gregory (uncredited))

Joe Gray

(Garcia (uncredited))

Jonathan Hale

(Judge George J. Parris (uncredited))

Chuck Hamilton

(Cop Outside Courtroom (uncredited))

Lillian Harmer

(Wardrobe Woman (uncredited))

Edward Hearn

(Sanitarium Attendant (uncredited))

I. Stanford Jolley

(Boxing Ringside Spectator (uncredited))

Carole Landis

(Girl in Beret at Santa Anita Bar (uncredited))

Chris-Pin Martin

(José Rodriguez (uncredited))

Edwin Maxwell

(Vocal Coach (uncredited))

Marshall Neilan

(Bert (uncredited))

David Newell

(Sam (uncredited))

Robert Emmett O'Connor

(Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited))

Dennis O'Keefe

(Burke's Party Guest (uncredited))

Franklin Pangborn

(Billy Moon (uncredited))

Jed Prouty

(Artie Carver (uncredited))

Tom Ricketts

(Ray (uncredited))

Paul Stanton

(Academy Award Presenter (uncredited))

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

(Witness (uncredited))

Clarence Wilson

(Justice of the Peace (uncredited))

A.W. Sweatt

(Aleck Blodgett (uncredited))