A Star Is Born
Venice Film Festival
Berlin Film Festival
Academy Award Winner
In her only Technicolor film, Janet Gaynor stars as Esther Blodgett, the small-town girl who dreams of Hollywood stardom, a role later played by Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand and Lady Gaga in the 1954, 1976, and 2018 remakes. Esther meets Danny McGuire (Fredric March in his Technicolor debut), a fading movie star who helps launch her career. The supporting cast features Adolphe Menjou, May Robson, Andy Devine, Lionel Stander, and Owen Moore.
USA - 1937 - 1 h 51m
Directed By: William A. Wellman
Written By: Dorothy Parker, Robert Carson, Alan Campbell
Starring: Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Adolphe Menjou
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A Star Is Born
Venice Film Festival
Berlin Film FestivalIn her only Technicolor film, Janet Gaynor stars as Esther Blodgett, the small-town girl who dreams of Hollywood stardom, a role later played by Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand and Lady Gaga in the 1954, 1976, and 2018 remakes. Esther meets Danny McGuire ...
Extras
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A Star Is Born 1937 Trailer
See why Hollywood keeps trying to remake a classic that they already perfected in 1937. It's called a timeless story, and you'll find it amazing just how the technicolor original manages to speak across the decades. It won best writing at the following Oscars, and it seems like Bradley Cooper and...
