Movie Info

A Star Is Born

When a young actress (Janet Gaynor) arrives in Hollywood with hopes of stardom, a chance encounter places her under the wing of older actor Norman Maine (Fredric March). Adopting the stage name Vicki Lester, she co-stars with Norman in a major motion picture, but his success is clearly fading even as her career begins. After the couple wed, Vicki's fame continues to grow, but Norman descends into alcoholism, and she must decide between pursuing her dream and caring for him.

• Genre: Drama  

• Original Language: English

• Director: William A. Wellman

• Producer: David O. Selznick

• Writer: Dorothy Parker Alan Campbell Robert Carson

• Release Date (Theaters): Apr 27, 1937 original

• Release Date (Streaming): Aug 7, 2015

• Runtime: 1h 51m

• Distributor: William A. Wellman

• Production Co: Selznick International United Artists

CAST & CREW

Janet Gaynor

Fredric March

Adolphe Menjou

May Robson

Andy Devine

Lionel Stander