A Star Is Born (1937)
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| Directed by | William A. Wellman |
| Produced by | David O. Selznick |
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| Music by | Max Steiner |
| Cinematography | W. Howard Greene |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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111 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.2 million |
| Box office | over $2 million |
A Star Is Born is a 1937 American Technicolor romantic drama film produced by David O. Selznick, directed by William A. Wellman from a script by Wellman, Robert Carson, Dorothy Parker and Alan Campbell, and starring Janet Gaynor as an aspiring Hollywood actress, and Fredric March as a fading movie star who helps launch her career. The supporting cast features Adolphe Menjou, May Robson, Andy Devine, Lionel Stander and Owen Moore.
It was later remade three times: in 1954 starring Judy Garland and James Mason, in 1976 starring Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson and in 2018 starring Stefani Germanotta and Bradley Cooper.
North Dakota farmgirl Esther Victoria Blodgett (Janet Gaynor) yearns to become a Hollywood actress. Although her aunt and father discourage such thoughts, Esther's grandmother (May Robson) gives her her savings to follow her dream.
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