A Star Is Born (1937)
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- Passed
- 1h 51min
- Drama, Romance
- 27 Apr 1937 (USA)
- Movie
A young woman comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom, and achieves them only with the help of an alcoholic leading man whose best days are behind him.
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Awards:
- Won 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Janet Gaynor | ... |
Esther Victoria Blodgett - aka Vicki Lester
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Fredric March | ... |
Norman Maine
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Adolphe Menjou | ... |
Oliver Niles
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May Robson | ... |
Grandmother Lettie Blodgett
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Andy Devine | ... |
Danny McGuire
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Lionel Stander | ... |
Matt Libby
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Owen Moore | ... |
Casey Burke - Director
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Peggy Wood | ... |
Miss Phillips - Central Casting Clerk
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Elizabeth Jenns | ... |
Anita Regis
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Edgar Kennedy | ... |
Pop Randall - Landlord
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J.C. Nugent | ... |
Mr. Blodgett
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Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams | ... |
Posture Coach
(as Guinn Williams)
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Jean Acker | ... |
Woman at Preview (uncredited)
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Eric Alden | ... |
Niles' Assistant (uncredited)
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Irving Bacon | ... |
Station Agent (uncredited)
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Jane Barnes | ... |
Waitress #1 (uncredited)
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Vince Barnett | ... |
Otto (uncredited)
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Clara Blandick | ... |
Aunt Mattie (uncredited)
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Wade Boteler | ... |
Santa Anita Cop (uncredited)
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Sidney Bracey | ... |
Burke's Butler (uncredited)
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Harry C. Bradley | ... |
Niles' Assistant (uncredited)
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Lynton Brent | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Blanche Bush | ... |
(uncredited)
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Buddy Byron | ... |
(uncredited)
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Helene Chadwick | ... |
Woman at Preview (uncredited)
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George Chandler | ... |
Deliveryman (uncredited)
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Billy Coe | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Virginia Dabney | ... |
(uncredited)
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Billy Dooley | ... |
Film Crewman with Spray Gun (uncredited)
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Dora Early | ... |
(uncredited)
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Herbert Evans | ... |
Burke's Bartender (uncredited)
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Rex Evans | ... |
(uncredited)
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Pat Flaherty | ... |
Cuddles (uncredited)
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Bess Flowers | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Francis Ford | ... |
William Gregory (uncredited)
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Trixie Friganza | ... |
Mabel (uncredited)
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Jean Gale | ... |
(uncredited)
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Joe Gray | ... |
Garcia (uncredited)
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Harrison Greene | ... |
Chubby Previewer (uncredited)
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Carlton Griffin | ... |
Cameraman (uncredited)
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Jonathan Hale | ... |
Judge George J. Parris (uncredited)
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Sherry Hall | ... |
Court Clerk (uncredited)
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Chuck Hamilton | ... |
Cop Outside Courtroom (uncredited)
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Lillian Harmer | ... |
Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
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Grace Hayle | ... |
Woman in Funeral Mob (uncredited)
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Edward Hearn | ... |
Sanitarium Attendant (uncredited)
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Leon Holmes | ... |
(uncredited)
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Robert Homans | ... |
Bailiff (uncredited)
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Janice Hood | ... |
(uncredited)
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Kenneth Howell | ... |
Milton Rails (uncredited)
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Olin Howland | ... |
Judd Baker (uncredited)
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Arthur Hoyt | ... |
Assistant Makeup Artist (uncredited)
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Mary Jane Irving | ... |
(uncredited)
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Michael Jeffers | ... |
Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
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I. Stanford Jolley | ... |
Boxing Ringside Spectator (uncredited)
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Armand Kaliz | ... |
(uncredited)
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Eddie Kane | ... |
Burke's Party Guest (uncredited)
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Matty Kemp | ... |
Preview Reporter (uncredited)
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Claude King | ... |
John (uncredited)
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Elaine Koehler | ... |
(uncredited)
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Carole Landis | ... |
Girl in Beret at Santa Anita Bar (uncredited)
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Myra Marsh | ... |
John's Assistant (uncredited)
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Chris-Pin Martin | ... |
José Rodriguez (uncredited)
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Edwin Maxwell | ... |
Vocal Coach (uncredited)
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Buddy Messinger | ... |
Boy Delivering Fan Mail (uncredited)
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Willy Morris | ... |
Niles' Secretary (uncredited)
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Ferdinand Munier | ... |
Burke's Waiter (uncredited)
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Marshall Neilan | ... |
Bert (uncredited)
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David Newell | ... |
Sam (uncredited)
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Robert Emmett O'Connor | ... |
Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)
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Dennis O'Keefe | ... |
Burke's Party Guest (uncredited)
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Ted Oliver | ... |
Santa Anita Cop #2 (uncredited)
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Renee Orsell | ... |
(uncredited)
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Franklin Pangborn | ... |
Billy Moon (uncredited)
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Harvey Parry | ... |
Boxer (uncredited)
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Osgood Perkins | ... |
Otto (uncredited)
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Bob Perry | ... |
Boxing Referee (uncredited)
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Lee Phelps | ... |
Bailiff #1 (uncredited)
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Jed Prouty | ... |
Artie Carver (uncredited)
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Sally Raynor | ... |
(uncredited)
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Tom Ricketts | ... |
Ray (uncredited)
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Adrian Rosley | ... |
Makeup Artist (uncredited)
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Kathryn Sheldon | ... |
Funeral Spectator (uncredited)
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Marla Shelton | ... |
(uncredited)
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Paul Stanton | ... |
Academy Award Presenter (uncredited)
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Vera Steadman | ... |
(uncredited)
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Kay Sutton | ... |
(uncredited)
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A.W. Sweatt | ... |
Aleck Blodgett (uncredited)
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Margaret Tallichet | ... |
Marion (uncredited)
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Fred 'Snowflake' Toones | ... |
Black Witness (uncredited)
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Tommy Tucker | ... |
(uncredited)
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Leonard Walker | ... |
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
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Luana Walters | ... |
(uncredited)
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Cynthia Westlake | ... |
(uncredited)
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Gayne Whitman | ... |
Grauman's Chinese Theater Radio Announcer (uncredited)
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Charles Williams | ... |
Hanley (uncredited)
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Clarence Wilson | ... |
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
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Directed by
William A. Wellman | ||
Jack Conway | ... | (uncredited) |
Victor Fleming | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
Dorothy Parker | ... | (screen play) & |
Alan Campbell | ... | (screen play) & |
Robert Carson | ... | (screen play) |
William A. Wellman | ... | (from a story by) and |
Robert Carson | ... | (from a story by) |
David O. Selznick | ... | (contributing writer) (uncredited) |
Ben Hecht | ... | (contributing writer) (uncredited) |
Ring Lardner Jr. | ... | (contributing writer) (uncredited) |
John Lee Mahin | ... | (contributing writer) (uncredited) |
Budd Schulberg | ... | (contributing writer) (uncredited) |
Adela Rogers St. Johns | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
David O. Selznick | ... | producer |
Music by
Max Steiner |
Cinematography by
W. Howard Greene | ... | (photography) |
Editing by
James E. Newcom | ... | film editor |
Anson Stevenson | ... | (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
Natalie Kalmus | ... | color supervisor: Technicolor |
Hal C. Kern | ... | supervising film editor |
Val Lewton | ... | editing assistant: David O. Selznick (uncredited) |
Casting By
Charles Richards | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Design by
Lansing C. Holden | ... | (as Lansing Holden) |
Art Direction by
Lyle R. Wheeler | ... | (as Lyle Wheeler) |
Set Decoration by
Sydney Moore |
Costume Design by
Omar Kiam | ... | (costumes) |
Makeup Department
Elizabeth Arden | ... | makeup artist: screen and stage (uncredited) |
Paul Stanhope | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Eddie Voight | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Ray Flynn | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eric Stacey | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Edward G. Boyle | ... | associate art director |
Harold Fenton | ... | construction supervisor (uncredited) |
Robert Lander | ... | props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Oscar Lagerstrom | ... | recordist (as Oscar Lagestrom) |
Special Effects by
Jack Cosgrove | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
James Potevin | ... | chief electrician (uncredited) |
Cliff Shirpser | ... | assistant camera: Technicolor (uncredited) |
Melbourne Spurr | ... | publicity photographer (uncredited) |
Charles Straumer | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Fred Williams | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Eddie Schmidt | ... | wardrobe designer: Adolphe Menjou (uncredited) / wardrobe maker: Adolphe Menjou (uncredited) |
Location Management
Mason N. Litson | ... | location manager (uncredited) |
Music Department
Hugo Friedhofer | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Bernhard Kaun | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
George Parrish | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Russell Birdwell | ... | press representative (uncredited) |
Barbara Keon | ... | production secretary (uncredited) |
Corynn Kiehl | ... | production secretary (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Selznick International Pictures
- Entertain Me Productions (remastering version)
Distributors
- United Artists (1937) (United States) (theatrical) (released by)
- United Artists (1937) (Canada) (theatrical) (as United Artists Corporation, Ltd.)
- United Artists (1937) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as United Artists Corporation, Ltd.)
- United Artists (Australasia) (1937) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Artistas Unidos (1937) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Los Artistas Unidos de América del Sur (1937) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Les Artistes Associés (1937) (France) (theatrical)
- Dr. Hauser & Company (1937) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Les Artistes Associés S.A.B. (1937) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1937) (Sweden) (theatrical) (as United Artists A/B)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1937) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Adams Filmi (1937) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Inopia Films (1937) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Mozgóképüzemi Rt. (1937) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- Artisti Associati (1938) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Film Classics (1945) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release) (cinecolor version)
- Warner Bros. (1953) (World-wide)
- Image Entertainment (1985) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1987) (Finland) (tv) (TV1)
- Alpha Video Distributors (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- Allied Artists Entertainment (1993) (United States) (VHS)
- Allied Artists Home Video (1993) (United States) (VHS)
- Alpha Video Distributors (1993) (United States) (VHS)
- Image Entertainment (1997) (United States) (DVD)
- Image Entertainment (1997) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Kino Video (1997) (United States) (VHS)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1995) (Finland) (tv) (TV2)
- Circulo Digital (2002) (Spain) (DVD)
- Círculo Digital S.L. (2002) (Spain) (DVD)
- M6 Interactions (2002) (France) (DVD)
- M6 Vidéo (2002) (France) (DVD)
- Alpha Video Distributors (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Bach Films (2003) (France) (DVD)
- Reel Media International (2004) (United States) (VHS)
- Allied Artists Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- MRA Entertainment Group (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
- Reel Media International (2007) (United States)
- Circulo Digital (2008) (Spain) (DVD)
- Círculo Digital S.L. (2008) (Spain) (DVD)
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics (2012) (United States) (DVD) (as Kino Classics)
- Kino Lorber (2012) (United States) (DVD)
- VCI Entertainment (2012) (United States) (DVD)
- RDM Vidéo (2013) (France) (DVD)
- Kanopy Streaming (2014) (United States) (video)
- El 9 Besepi S.L. (2015) (World-wide)
- Arcadès (2016) (France) (DVD)
- Lobster Films (2016) (France) (DVD)
- WME Home Entertainment (2018) (Germany) (DVD)
- Kanopy Streaming (2019) (United States) (DVD)
- Penteo Films S.L. (2019) (World-wide) (restored HD)
- 3GTG (2020) (World-wide)
- Nickelodeon Network (1985) (United States) (tv)
- Star Entertainment (2023) (India)
- Star Entertainment (2023) (World-wide) (video)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Western Costume Company (costumes supplied by)
Storyline
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Taglines | Fate Raised Her To Fame - and killed the man she loved ! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $1,173,639 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | This is widely considered to be the first Technicolor film that was a bona-fide critical and box office success. Until "A Star is Born" and "Nothing Sacred (1937)," color films had been garish, over-saturated and, as many critics complained, headache-inducing. Producer David O. Selznick insisted on muted, realistic color, and it was the success of these two films that paved the way for his Technicolor masterpiece "Gone with the Wind (1939)." See more » |
Goofs | The Night Court Judge refers to the "commonwealth" of California, but California isn't one of the states with commonwealth status. The judge should have referred to the "state" instead. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into What's Cookin' Doc? (1944). See more » |
Soundtracks | California, Here I Come See more » |
Quotes |
Grandmother Lettie:
If you've got one drop of my blood in your veins, you won't let Mattie or any of her kind break your heart, you'll go right out there and break it yourself. See more » |