A Star is Born (1937) (Warner Archives) [Blu-ray]
William A. Wellman directs this classic drama starring Janet Gaynor and Fredric March. The story follows Hollywood actor Norman Maine (March), once a revered actor but now with a dwindling career.
At a Hollywood party he meets young waitress Esther Blodgett (Gaynor), herself a wannabe actress, and he offers to help her land her first job. Maine persuades his producer to give Esther a screen test, in which she emerges victorious. He suggests a name change and so Esther Blodgett becomes Vicki Lester, along with an image overhaul, however, as her career takes off, his grinds to a halt.
Can their relationship survive once the tables have turned?
William A. Wellman directs this classic drama starring Janet Gaynor and Fredric March. The story follows Hollywood actor Norman Maine (March), once a revered actor but now with a dwindling career.
At a Hollywood party he meets young waitress Esther Blodgett (Gaynor), herself a wannabe actress, and he offers to help her land her first job. Maine persuades his producer to give Esther a screen test, in which she emerges victorious. He suggests a name change and so Esther Blodgett becomes Vicki Lester, along with an image overhaul, however, as her career takes off, his grinds to a halt.
Can their relationship survive once the tables have turned?
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William A. Wellman directs this classic drama starring Janet Gaynor and Fredric March. The story follows Hollywood actor Norman Maine (March), once a revered actor but now with a dwindling career.
At a Hollywood party he meets young waitress Esther Blodgett (Gaynor), herself a wannabe actress, and he offers to help her land her first job. Maine persuades his producer to give Esther a screen test, in which she emerges victorious. He suggests a name change and so Esther Blodgett becomes Vicki Lester, along with an image overhaul, however, as her career takes off, his grinds to a halt.
Can their relationship survive once the tables have turned?
