A Star Is Born
Is the price of stardom a broken heart?
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- Drama
- Romance
Overview
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.
Keywords
- waitress
- alcoholism
- alcoholic
- hollywood
- movie business
- husband wife relationship
- show business
- movie star
- has been
- fading star
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 20, 1937
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- english
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Selznick International Pictures
- Budget
- $1,200,000
- Revenue
- $2,370,000
- IMDb
- tt0029606