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A Star Is Born

"The applause of the world... and then this!"

1954-10-01 Drama 2hr 56m

A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

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A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

  • Released
    1954-10-01
  • Revenue
    $12,000,000
  • Budget
    $5,019,770
  • Runtime
    2hr 56m
  • Genre
    Drama, Music, Romance
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    7.5
  • Production
    Transcona Enterprises, Warner Bros. Pictures

Crew

George Cukor
Director
Moss Hart
Screenplay
Sidney Luft
Producer
Keywords:
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Cast

Judy Garland

Judy Garland
Vicki Lester
James Mason

James Mason
Norman Maine
Jack Carson

Jack Carson
Matt Libby
Charles Bickford

Charles Bickford
Oliver Niles
Tommy Noonan

Tommy Noonan
Danny McGuire
Lucy Marlow

Lucy Marlow
Lola Lavery
Amanda Blake

Amanda Blake
Susan Ettinger
Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon
Graves
Hazel Shermet

Hazel Shermet
Libby's secretary
James Brown

James Brown
Glenn Williams
John Alban

John Alban
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Laurindo Almeida

Laurindo Almeida
Guitarist (uncredited)
Leon Alton

Leon Alton
Usher (uncredited)
Rudolph Anders

Rudolph Anders
Mr. Ettinger (uncredited)
David Armstrong

David Armstrong
Soundman (uncredited)
Phil Arnold

Phil Arnold
Agent (uncredited)
Nadine Ashdown

Nadine Ashdown
Esther (age 6) (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor

Gertrude Astor
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Jack Baker

Jack Baker
Father (uncredited)
George Becwar

George Becwar
Assistant Director (uncredited)
Don Beddoe

Don Beddoe
Studio Executive at Premiere (uncredited)
Rodney Bell

Rodney Bell
Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
Oscar Blank

Oscar Blank
Vagrant (uncredited)
Lennie Bluett

Lennie Bluett
Dancer (uncredited)
Lulu Mae Bohrman

Lulu Mae Bohrman
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Willis Bouchey

Willis Bouchey
McBride (uncredited)
Marshall Bradford

Marshall Bradford
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Ruth Brady

Ruth Brady
Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
Paul Brinegar

Paul Brinegar
Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Tex Brodus

Tex Brodus
Dancer (uncredited)
Sheila Bromley

Sheila Bromley
Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
Paul Bryar

Paul Bryar
Bartender at Racetrack (uncredited)
Benny Burt

Benny Burt
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Boyd Cabeen

Boyd Cabeen
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
George Calliga

George Calliga
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Kathryn Card

Kathryn Card
Landlady (uncredited)
John Carlyle

John Carlyle
Assistant Director (uncredited)
Beth Carter

Beth Carter
Dancer (uncredited)
Spencer Chan

Spencer Chan
Actor at Payroll Window (uncredited)
Chick Chandler

Chick Chandler
Man in Car at Diner (uncredited)
Lauren Chapin

Lauren Chapin
Little Girl at Boarding House (uncredited)
Beulah Christian

Beulah Christian
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Samuel Colt

Samuel Colt
Sammy the Stage Manager (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin

Heinie Conklin
Benefit Comedy Team Member (uncredited)
Charles J. Conrad

Charles J. Conrad
Assistant Director (uncredited)
Tom Cound

Tom Cound
Price Waterhouse Man (uncredited)
Oliver Cross

Oliver Cross
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Russell Custer

Russell Custer
Courtroom Officer (uncredited)
Blythe Daley

Blythe Daley
Nora Fusselow (uncredited)
Havis Davenport

Havis Davenport
Paramount Starlet (uncredited)
Rudy Del Campo

Rudy Del Campo
Dancer (uncredited)
Harry Denny

Harry Denny
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Eddie Dew

Eddie Dew
Assistant Director at Train Station (uncredited)
Alan DeWitt

Alan DeWitt
Makeup Artist (uncredited)
Joe Dougherty

Joe Dougherty
Makeup Artist (uncredited)
Helen Eby-Rock

Helen Eby-Rock
Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Ellis

Jack Ellis
Pinkerton Detective (uncredited)
Jean Engstrom

Jean Engstrom
Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
Harry Evans

Harry Evans
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Rex Evans

Rex Evans
Academy Awards Emcee (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum

Franklyn Farnum
Ray (uncredited)
Timothy Farrell

Timothy Farrell
Bailiff (uncredited)
Frank Ferguson

Frank Ferguson
Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited)
Elizabeth Flournoy

Elizabeth Flournoy
Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Almeda Fowler

Almeda Fowler
Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman

Raoul Freeman
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Nacho Galindo

Nacho Galindo
José Rodriguez (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson

Kenneth Gibson
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert

Joe Gilbert
Audience Member (uncredited)
Joseph Glick

Joseph Glick
Vagrant (uncredited)
Jack Gordon

Jack Gordon
Stagehand (uncredited)
Wilton Graff

Wilton Graff
Shrine Auditorium Emcee (uncredited)
Marion Gray

Marion Gray
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Robert Haines

Robert Haines
Second Assistant Director (uncredited)
Charles Halton

Charles Halton
Paymaster (uncredited)
Joseph Hamilton

Joseph Hamilton
Agent (uncredited)
Sam Harris

Sam Harris
Benefit Attendee / Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Ray Heindorf

Ray Heindorf
Movie Premiere Attendee (uncredited)
Percy Helton

Percy Helton
William Gregory (uncredited)
Louis Jean Heydt

Louis Jean Heydt
Ocean Scene Director (uncredited)
Al Hill

Al Hill
Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes

Stuart Holmes
Spectator (uncredited)
Olin Howland

Olin Howland
Charley (uncredited)
Robert F. Hoy

Robert F. Hoy
Soundman (uncredited)
James Hyland

James Hyland
Assistant Announcer (uncredited)
Bob Jellison

Bob Jellison
Eddie (uncredited)
Jay Johnson

Jay Johnson
Musician (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone

Dick Johnstone
Spectator (uncredited)
Arlene Karr

Arlene Karr
Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey

Fred Kelsey
Audience Member (uncredited)
Jack Kenney

Jack Kenney
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Tom Kingston

Tom Kingston
Reporter (uncredited)
George Kitchel

George Kitchel
Reporter (uncredited)
Allen Kramer

Allen Kramer
Man (uncredited)
Frank Kreig

Frank Kreig
Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Henry Kulky

Henry Kulky
Cuddles (uncredited)
Nancy Kulp

Nancy Kulp
Esther's Neighbor (uncredited)
Richard LaMarr

Richard LaMarr
Benefit Attendee (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness

Carl M. Leviness
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Paul Levitt

Paul Levitt
Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
Carey Loftin

Carey Loftin
Signboard Man (uncredited)
Robert Locke Lorraine

Robert Locke Lorraine
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe

Frank Marlowe
Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)
Mae Marsh

Mae Marsh
Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
Strother Martin

Strother Martin
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Dorothy Martinson

Dorothy Martinson
Woman (uncredited)
Louis Mason

Louis Mason
Doorman (uncredited)
Nita Mathews

Nita Mathews
Dancer (uncredited)
Ila McAvoy

Ila McAvoy
Mother in "Born in a Trunk" Number (uncredited)
Jack McCoy

Jack McCoy
Father in "Born in a Trunk" Number (uncredited)
Philo McCullough

Philo McCullough
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Don McKay

Don McKay
Dancer (uncredited)
Heidi Meadows

Heidi Meadows
Esther (age 3) (uncredited)
Joseph Mell

Joseph Mell
Paymaster (uncredited)
Harold Miller

Harold Miller
Benefit Attendee (uncredited)
Nolie Miller

Nolie Miller
Dancer (uncredited)
Patrick Miller

Patrick Miller
Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)
Todd Miller

Todd Miller
Dancer (uncredited)
Wade Miller

Wade Miller
Dancer (uncredited)
Mort Mills

Mort Mills
Makeup Artist (uncredited)
John Monaghan

John Monaghan
Male Secretary (uncredited)
Hal J. Moore

Hal J. Moore
Racetrack PA Announcer (uncredited)
Monette Moore

Monette Moore
Blues Singer (uncredited)
Charles Morton

Charles Morton
Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)
Jack Mower

Jack Mower
Benefit Attendee (uncredited)
George Nardelli

George Nardelli
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Tom Nolan

Tom Nolan
Child Dancer (uncredited)
Anton Northpole

Anton Northpole
Vagrant (uncredited)
Barry Norton

Barry Norton
Benefit Attendee (uncredited)
Ron Nyman

Ron Nyman
Stage Manager (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien

William H. O'Brien
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady

Monty O'Grady
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley

Pat O'Malley
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Leonard Penn

Leonard Penn
Train Station Scene Director (uncredited)
Barbara Pepper

Barbara Pepper
Esther's Neighbor (uncredited)
Jack Pepper

Jack Pepper
Chef (uncredited)
Hilda Plowright

Hilda Plowright
Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)
Mel Pogue

Mel Pogue
Autograph Hound (uncredited)
Murray Pollack

Murray Pollack
Benefit Attendee (uncredited)
Ezelle Poule

Ezelle Poule
Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)
Frank Puglia

Frank Puglia
Bruno (uncredited)
Grandon Rhodes

Grandon Rhodes
Producer at Premiere (uncredited)
Don Richards

Don Richards
Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
Leoda Richards

Leoda Richards
Party Guest (uncredited)
Kay Riehl

Kay Riehl
Hairdresser (uncredited)
Larry Rio

Larry Rio
Soundman (uncredited)
Lotus Robb

Lotus Robb
Ms. Markham (uncredited)
Walter Rode

Walter Rode
Courtroom Policeman (uncredited)
Patricia Rosemond

Patricia Rosemond
Dancer (uncredited)
Riza Royce

Riza Royce
Secretary (uncredited)
Henry Russell

Henry Russell
Studio Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Loretta Russell

Loretta Russell
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Dick Ryan

Dick Ryan
Nightclub Man (uncredited)
John Saxon

John Saxon
Movie Premiere Usher (uncredited)
Bernard Sell

Bernard Sell
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Patrick Sexton

Patrick Sexton
Bert (uncredited)
Harry Seymour

Harry Seymour
Wheeler (uncredited)
Joan Shawlee

Joan Shawlee
Joan (uncredited)
Don Shelton

Don Shelton
TV Director (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock

Charles Sherlock
Man Trying to Subdue Norman at Banquet (uncredited)
Dick Simmons

Dick Simmons
Producer / Benefactor (uncredited)
Reginald Simpson

Reginald Simpson
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Arthur Space

Arthur Space
Night Court Clerk (uncredited)
Bert Spencer

Bert Spencer
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Buddy Spencer

Buddy Spencer
Dancer (uncredited)
Eileen Stevens

Eileen Stevens
Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
Robert Stevenson

Robert Stevenson
Boom Operator (uncredited)
Robert Strong

Robert Strong
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Grady Sutton

Grady Sutton
Artie Carver (uncredited)
Kay Tapscott

Kay Tapscott
Dancer (uncredited)
Dub Taylor

Dub Taylor
Norman's Driver (uncredited)
Wayne Taylor

Wayne Taylor
Autograph Hound (uncredited)
Al Thompson

Al Thompson
Vagrant (uncredited)
Ted Thorpe

Ted Thorpe
Soundman (uncredited)
Louis Tomei

Louis Tomei
Signboard Man (uncredited)
Emerson Treacy

Emerson Treacy
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel

Dale Van Sickel
Photographer in a Dressing Room (uncredited)
Valerie Vernon

Valerie Vernon
Marian (uncredited)
Ralph Volkie

Ralph Volkie
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Geraldine Wall

Geraldine Wall
Esther's Neighbor (uncredited)
Ruth Warren

Ruth Warren
Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Watts

Charles Watts
Harrison (uncredited)
Harte Wayne

Harte Wayne
Man at a Funeral (uncredited)
Richard Webb

Richard Webb
Wallace (uncredited)
Duff Whitney

Duff Whitney
Reporter (uncredited)
Shirley Whitney

Shirley Whitney
Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
Josephine Whittell

Josephine Whittell
Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox

Frank Wilcox
Frank (uncredited)
Jean Willes

Jean Willes
Fan at a Benefit Show (uncredited)
Tom Wilson

Tom Wilson
Stagehand Carrying Poles / Passerby Outside Hotel (uncredited)
Eric Wilton

Eric Wilton
Charles (uncredited)
Stephen Wyman

Stephen Wyman
Nigel Peters (uncredited)
Mary Young

Mary Young
Boardinghouse Woman (uncredited)
Diana Deane

Diana Deane
Dancer (uncredited)

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Reviews for A Star Is Born
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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-03-28

One cannot watch this nowadays without seeing parallels between the James Mason role as "Norman Maine" and Judy Garland's own later life. He... read more

One cannot watch this nowadays without seeing parallels between the James Mason role as "Norman Maine" and Judy Garland's own later life. He is the falling star of Hollywood kept afloat by booze and the ceaseless efforts of his studio boss "Oliver Niles" (Charles Bickford) to keep him from complete self-destruction. Meantime "Esther Blodgett" (Garland) is a struggling chanteuse taking any job she can until good fortune strikes. One night, serendipity takes a hand in this and their paths cross. He hears her sing "The Man That Got Away" with her band in a bar and is smitten both professionally and emotionally. As the title suggests, a star is well and truly born. Soon "Maine" is but an appendage to the newly renamed "Vicki Lester" which sees him spiral even more out of control, despite her addictive love for him. It's long (over 2½ hours) so inevitably, it sags at times - I could have done with more singing, but it is still a fine, touching, piece of cinema.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

One cannot watch this nowadays without seeing parallels between the James Mason role as "Norman Maine" and Judy Garland's own later life. He is the falling star of Hollywood kept afloat by booze and the ceaseless efforts of his studio boss ...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-03-28

One cannot watch this nowadays without seeing parallels between the James Mason role as "Norman Maine" and Judy Garland's own later life. He is the falling star of Hollywood kept afloat by booze and t...

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