Star is Born (A)
- Director: George Cukor
- Writer: Moss Hart; Dorothy Parker
- Producer: Vern Alves; Sidney Luft
CGiii Comment
Gay icon and a gay director...
If you like Judy...then, this is a treat.
If you don't like Judy...then, this is slog. Really, there is only one good song and way too much hammy acting.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Norman Maine, a movie star whose career is on the wane, meets showgirl Esther Blodgett when he drunkenly stumbles into her act one night. A friendship develops, then blossoms into romance before tensions increase as Esther's career takes off while Norman's continues to plummet.
Cast & Characters
Judy Garland as Vicki Lester / Esther Blodgett;
James Mason as Norman Maine;
Jack Carson as Matt Libby;
Charles Bickford as Oliver Niles;
Tommy Noonan as Danny McGuire;
Lucy Marlow as Lola Lavery;
Amanda Blake as Susan Ettinger;
Irving Bacon as Graves - Norman's valet;
Hazel Shermet as Libby's secretary;
James Brown as Glenn Williams;
Laurindo Almeida as Guitarist;
Rudolph Anders as Mr. Ettinger;
David Armstrong as Sound man;
Phil Arnold as Agent #3;
Nadine Ashdown as Esther, age 6