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A Star Is Born

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

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

Release Date : 1954-10-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Transcona EnterprisesWarner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Judy Garland

Character Name : Vicki Lester

Original Name : Judy Garland

Gender : Female

James Mason

Character Name : Norman Maine

Original Name : James Mason

Gender : Male

Jack Carson

Character Name : Matt Libby

Original Name : Jack Carson

Gender : Male

Charles Bickford

Character Name : Oliver Niles

Original Name : Charles Bickford

Gender : Male

Tommy Noonan

Character Name : Danny McGuire

Original Name : Tommy Noonan

Gender : Male

Lucy Marlow

Character Name : Lola Lavery

Original Name : Lucy Marlow

Gender : Female

Amanda Blake

Character Name : Susan Ettinger

Original Name : Amanda Blake

Gender : Female

Irving Bacon

Character Name : Graves

Original Name : Irving Bacon

Gender : Male

Hazel Shermet

Character Name : Libby's secretary

Original Name : Hazel Shermet

Gender : Female

James Brown

Character Name : Glenn Williams

Original Name : James Brown

Gender : Male

John Alban

Character Name : Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : John Alban

Gender : Male

Laurindo Almeida

Character Name : Guitarist (uncredited)

Original Name : Laurindo Almeida

Gender : Male

Leon Alton

Character Name : Usher (uncredited)

Original Name : Leon Alton

Gender : Male

Rudolph Anders

Character Name : Mr. Ettinger (uncredited)

Original Name : Rudolph Anders

Gender : Male

David Armstrong

Character Name : Soundman (uncredited)

Original Name : David Armstrong

Gender : Male

Phil Arnold

Character Name : Agent (uncredited)

Original Name : Phil Arnold

Gender : Male

Nadine Ashdown

Character Name : Esther (age 6) (uncredited)

Original Name : Nadine Ashdown

Gender : Female

Gertrude Astor

Character Name : Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Gertrude Astor

Gender : Female

Jack Baker

Character Name : Father (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Baker

Gender : Male

George Becwar

Character Name : Assistant Director (uncredited)

Original Name : George Becwar

Gender : Male

Don Beddoe

Character Name : Studio Executive at Premiere (uncredited)

Original Name : Don Beddoe

Gender : Male

Rodney Bell

Character Name : Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Rodney Bell

Gender : Male

Oscar Blank

Character Name : Vagrant (uncredited)

Original Name : Oscar Blank

Gender : Male

Lennie Bluett

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Lennie Bluett

Gender : Male

Lulu Mae Bohrman

Character Name : Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : Lulu Mae Bohrman

Gender : Female

Willis Bouchey

Character Name : McBride (uncredited)

Original Name : Willis Bouchey

Gender : Male

Marshall Bradford

Character Name : Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : Marshall Bradford

Gender : Male

Ruth Brady

Character Name : Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Ruth Brady

Gender : Female

Paul Brinegar

Character Name : Man at Funeral (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Brinegar

Gender : Male

Tex Brodus

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Tex Brodus

Gender : Male

Sheila Bromley

Character Name : Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Sheila Bromley

Gender : Female

Paul Bryar

Character Name : Bartender at Racetrack (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Bryar

Gender : Male

Benny Burt

Character Name : Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Benny Burt

Gender : Male

Boyd Cabeen

Character Name : Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Boyd Cabeen

Gender : Male

George Calliga

Character Name : Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : George Calliga

Gender : Male

Kathryn Card

Character Name : Landlady (uncredited)

Original Name : Kathryn Card

Gender : Female

John Carlyle

Character Name : Assistant Director (uncredited)

Original Name : John Carlyle

Gender : Male

Beth Carter

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Beth Carter

Gender : Male

Spencer Chan

Character Name : Actor at Payroll Window (uncredited)

Original Name : Spencer Chan

Gender : Male

Chick Chandler

Character Name : Man in Car at Diner (uncredited)

Original Name : Chick Chandler

Gender : Male

Lauren Chapin

Character Name : Little Girl at Boarding House (uncredited)

Original Name : Lauren Chapin

Gender : Female

Beulah Christian

Character Name : Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : Beulah Christian

Gender : Male

Samuel Colt

Character Name : Sammy the Stage Manager (uncredited)

Original Name : Samuel Colt

Gender : Male

Heinie Conklin

Character Name : Benefit Comedy Team Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Heinie Conklin

Gender : Male

Charles J. Conrad

Character Name : Assistant Director (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles J. Conrad

Gender : Male

Tom Cound

Character Name : Price Waterhouse Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Cound

Gender : Male

Oliver Cross

Character Name : Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : Oliver Cross

Gender : Male

Russell Custer

Character Name : Courtroom Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Russell Custer

Gender : Male

Blythe Daley

Character Name : Nora Fusselow (uncredited)

Original Name : Blythe Daley

Gender : Male

Havis Davenport

Character Name : Paramount Starlet (uncredited)

Original Name : Havis Davenport

Gender : Female

Rudy Del Campo

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Rudy Del Campo

Gender : Male

Harry Denny

Character Name : Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Denny

Gender : Male

Eddie Dew

Character Name : Assistant Director at Train Station (uncredited)

Original Name : Eddie Dew

Gender : Male

Alan DeWitt

Character Name : Makeup Artist (uncredited)

Original Name : Alan DeWitt

Gender : Male

Joe Dougherty

Character Name : Makeup Artist (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Dougherty

Gender : Male

Helen Eby-Rock

Character Name : Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Helen Eby-Rock

Gender : Female

Jack Ellis

Character Name : Pinkerton Detective (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Ellis

Gender : Male

Jean Engstrom

Character Name : Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Jean Engstrom

Gender : Female

Harry Evans

Character Name : Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Evans

Gender : Male

Rex Evans

Character Name : Academy Awards Emcee (uncredited)

Original Name : Rex Evans

Gender : Male

Franklyn Farnum

Character Name : Ray (uncredited)

Original Name : Franklyn Farnum

Gender : Male

Timothy Farrell

Character Name : Bailiff (uncredited)

Original Name : Timothy Farrell

Gender : Male

Frank Ferguson

Character Name : Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Ferguson

Gender : Male

Elizabeth Flournoy

Character Name : Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Elizabeth Flournoy

Gender : Female

Bess Flowers

Character Name : Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : Bess Flowers

Gender : Female

Almeda Fowler

Character Name : Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Almeda Fowler

Gender : Female

Raoul Freeman

Character Name : Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : Raoul Freeman

Gender : Male

Nacho Galindo

Character Name : José Rodriguez (uncredited)

Original Name : Nacho Galindo

Gender : Male

Kenneth Gibson

Character Name : Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Kenneth Gibson

Gender : Male

Joe Gilbert

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Gilbert

Gender : Male

Joseph Glick

Character Name : Vagrant (uncredited)

Original Name : Joseph Glick

Gender : Male

Jack Gordon

Character Name : Stagehand (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Gordon

Gender : Male

Wilton Graff

Character Name : Shrine Auditorium Emcee (uncredited)

Original Name : Wilton Graff

Gender : Male

Marion Gray

Character Name : Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Marion Gray

Gender : Female

Robert Haines

Character Name : Second Assistant Director (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Haines

Gender : Male

Charles Halton

Character Name : Paymaster (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Halton

Gender : Male

Joseph Hamilton

Character Name : Agent (uncredited)

Original Name : Joseph Hamilton

Gender : Male

Sam Harris

Character Name : Benefit Attendee / Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Harris

Gender : Male

Ray Heindorf

Character Name : Movie Premiere Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : Ray Heindorf

Gender : Male

Percy Helton

Character Name : William Gregory (uncredited)

Original Name : Percy Helton

Gender : Male

Louis Jean Heydt

Character Name : Ocean Scene Director (uncredited)

Original Name : Louis Jean Heydt

Gender : Male

Al Hill

Character Name : Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Al Hill

Gender : Male

Stuart Holmes

Character Name : Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Stuart Holmes

Gender : Male

Olin Howland

Character Name : Charley (uncredited)

Original Name : Olin Howland

Gender : Male

Robert F. Hoy

Character Name : Soundman (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert F. Hoy

Gender : Male

James Hyland

Character Name : Assistant Announcer (uncredited)

Original Name : James Hyland

Gender : Male

Bob Jellison

Character Name : Eddie (uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Jellison

Gender : Male

Jay Johnson

Character Name : Musician (uncredited)

Original Name : Jay Johnson

Gender : Male

Dick Johnstone

Character Name : Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Johnstone

Gender : Male

Arlene Karr

Character Name : Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Arlene Karr

Gender : Male

Fred Kelsey

Character Name : Audience Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Kelsey

Gender : Male

Jack Kenney

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Kenney

Gender : Male

Tom Kingston

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Kingston

Gender : Male

George Kitchel

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : George Kitchel

Gender : Male

Allen Kramer

Character Name : Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Allen Kramer

Gender : Male

Frank Kreig

Character Name : Man at Funeral (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Kreig

Gender : Male

Henry Kulky

Character Name : Cuddles (uncredited)

Original Name : Henry Kulky

Gender : Male

Nancy Kulp

Character Name : Esther's Neighbor (uncredited)

Original Name : Nancy Kulp

Gender : Female

Richard LaMarr

Character Name : Benefit Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard LaMarr

Gender : Male

Carl M. Leviness

Character Name : Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : Carl M. Leviness

Gender : Male

Paul Levitt

Character Name : Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Levitt

Gender : Male

Carey Loftin

Character Name : Signboard Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Carey Loftin

Gender : Male

Robert Locke Lorraine

Character Name : Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Locke Lorraine

Gender : Male

Frank Marlowe

Character Name : Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Marlowe

Gender : Male

Mae Marsh

Character Name : Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Mae Marsh

Gender : Female

Strother Martin

Character Name : Delivery Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Strother Martin

Gender : Male

Dorothy Martinson

Character Name : Woman (uncredited)

Original Name : Dorothy Martinson

Gender : Male

Louis Mason

Character Name : Doorman (uncredited)

Original Name : Louis Mason

Gender : Male

Nita Mathews

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Nita Mathews

Gender : Male

Ila McAvoy

Character Name : Mother in "Born in a Trunk" Number (uncredited)

Original Name : Ila McAvoy

Gender : Male

Jack McCoy

Character Name : Father in "Born in a Trunk" Number (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack McCoy

Gender : Male

Philo McCullough

Character Name : Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : Philo McCullough

Gender : Male

Don McKay

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Don McKay

Gender : Male

Heidi Meadows

Character Name : Esther (age 3) (uncredited)

Original Name : Heidi Meadows

Gender : Female

Joseph Mell

Character Name : Paymaster (uncredited)

Original Name : Joseph Mell

Gender : Male

Harold Miller

Character Name : Benefit Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : Harold Miller

Gender : Male

Nolie Miller

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Nolie Miller

Gender : Male

Patrick Miller

Character Name : Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Patrick Miller

Gender : Male

Todd Miller

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Todd Miller

Gender : Male

Wade Miller

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Wade Miller

Gender : Male

Mort Mills

Character Name : Makeup Artist (uncredited)

Original Name : Mort Mills

Gender : Male

John Monaghan

Character Name : Male Secretary (uncredited)

Original Name : John Monaghan

Gender : Male

Hal J. Moore

Character Name : Racetrack PA Announcer (uncredited)

Original Name : Hal J. Moore

Gender : Male

Monette Moore

Character Name : Blues Singer (uncredited)

Original Name : Monette Moore

Gender : Male

Charles Morton

Character Name : Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Morton

Gender : Male

Jack Mower

Character Name : Benefit Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Mower

Gender : Male

George Nardelli

Character Name : Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : George Nardelli

Gender : Male

Tom Nolan

Character Name : Child Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Nolan

Gender : Male

Anton Northpole

Character Name : Vagrant (uncredited)

Original Name : Anton Northpole

Gender : Male

Barry Norton

Character Name : Benefit Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : Barry Norton

Gender : Male

Ron Nyman

Character Name : Stage Manager (uncredited)

Original Name : Ron Nyman

Gender : Male

William H. O'Brien

Character Name : Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : William H. O'Brien

Gender : Male

Monty O'Grady

Character Name : Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Monty O'Grady

Gender : Male

Pat O'Malley

Character Name : Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Pat O'Malley

Gender : Male

Leonard Penn

Character Name : Train Station Scene Director (uncredited)

Original Name : Leonard Penn

Gender : Male

Barbara Pepper

Character Name : Esther's Neighbor (uncredited)

Original Name : Barbara Pepper

Gender : Female

Jack Pepper

Character Name : Chef (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Pepper

Gender : Male

Hilda Plowright

Character Name : Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Hilda Plowright

Gender : Female

Mel Pogue

Character Name : Autograph Hound (uncredited)

Original Name : Mel Pogue

Gender : Male

Murray Pollack

Character Name : Benefit Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : Murray Pollack

Gender : Male

Ezelle Poule

Character Name : Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Ezelle Poule

Gender : Female

Frank Puglia

Character Name : Bruno (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Puglia

Gender : Male

Grandon Rhodes

Character Name : Producer at Premiere (uncredited)

Original Name : Grandon Rhodes

Gender : Male

Don Richards

Character Name : Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Don Richards

Gender : Male

Leoda Richards

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Leoda Richards

Gender : Female

Kay Riehl

Character Name : Hairdresser (uncredited)

Original Name : Kay Riehl

Gender : Female

Larry Rio

Character Name : Soundman (uncredited)

Original Name : Larry Rio

Gender : Male

Lotus Robb

Character Name : Ms. Markham (uncredited)

Original Name : Lotus Robb

Gender : Male

Walter Rode

Character Name : Courtroom Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Walter Rode

Gender : Male

Patricia Rosemond

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Patricia Rosemond

Gender : Male

Riza Royce

Character Name : Secretary (uncredited)

Original Name : Riza Royce

Gender : Female

Henry Russell

Character Name : Studio Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

Original Name : Henry Russell

Gender : Male

Loretta Russell

Character Name : Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Loretta Russell

Gender : Male

Dick Ryan

Character Name : Nightclub Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Ryan

Gender : Male

John Saxon

Character Name : Movie Premiere Usher (uncredited)

Original Name : John Saxon

Gender : Male

Bernard Sell

Character Name : Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Bernard Sell

Gender : Male

Patrick Sexton

Character Name : Bert (uncredited)

Original Name : Patrick Sexton

Gender : Male

Harry Seymour

Character Name : Wheeler (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Seymour

Gender : Male

Joan Shawlee

Character Name : Joan (uncredited)

Original Name : Joan Shawlee

Gender : Female

Don Shelton

Character Name : TV Director (uncredited)

Original Name : Don Shelton

Gender : Male

Charles Sherlock

Character Name : Man Trying to Subdue Norman at Banquet (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Sherlock

Gender : Male

Dick Simmons

Character Name : Producer / Benefactor (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Simmons

Gender : Male

Reginald Simpson

Character Name : Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : Reginald Simpson

Gender : Male

Arthur Space

Character Name : Night Court Clerk (uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Space

Gender : Male

Bert Spencer

Character Name : Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : Bert Spencer

Gender : Male

Buddy Spencer

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Buddy Spencer

Gender : Male

Eileen Stevens

Character Name : Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Eileen Stevens

Gender : Female

Robert Stevenson

Character Name : Boom Operator (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Stevenson

Gender : Male

Robert Strong

Character Name : Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Strong

Gender : Male

Grady Sutton

Character Name : Artie Carver (uncredited)

Original Name : Grady Sutton

Gender : Male

Kay Tapscott

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Kay Tapscott

Gender : Male

Dub Taylor

Character Name : Norman's Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Dub Taylor

Gender : Male

Wayne Taylor

Character Name : Autograph Hound (uncredited)

Original Name : Wayne Taylor

Gender : Male

Al Thompson

Character Name : Vagrant (uncredited)

Original Name : Al Thompson

Gender : Male

Ted Thorpe

Character Name : Soundman (uncredited)

Original Name : Ted Thorpe

Gender : Male

Louis Tomei

Character Name : Signboard Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Louis Tomei

Gender : Male

Emerson Treacy

Character Name : Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Original Name : Emerson Treacy

Gender : Male

Dale Van Sickel

Character Name : Photographer in a Dressing Room (uncredited)

Original Name : Dale Van Sickel

Gender : Male

Valerie Vernon

Character Name : Marian (uncredited)

Original Name : Valerie Vernon

Gender : Female

Ralph Volkie

Character Name : Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Ralph Volkie

Gender : Male

Geraldine Wall

Character Name : Esther's Neighbor (uncredited)

Original Name : Geraldine Wall

Gender : Female

Ruth Warren

Character Name : Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Ruth Warren

Gender : Female

Charles Watts

Character Name : Harrison (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Watts

Gender : Male

Harte Wayne

Character Name : Man at a Funeral (uncredited)

Original Name : Harte Wayne

Gender : Male

Richard Webb

Character Name : Wallace (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Webb

Gender : Male

Duff Whitney

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Duff Whitney

Gender : Male

Shirley Whitney

Character Name : Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Shirley Whitney

Gender : Male

Josephine Whittell

Character Name : Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Josephine Whittell

Gender : Female

Frank Wilcox

Character Name : Frank (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Wilcox

Gender : Male

Jean Willes

Character Name : Fan at a Benefit Show (uncredited)

Original Name : Jean Willes

Gender : Female

Tom Wilson

Character Name : Stagehand Carrying Poles / Passerby Outside Hotel (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Wilson

Gender : Male

Eric Wilton

Character Name : Charles (uncredited)

Original Name : Eric Wilton

Gender : Male

Stephen Wyman

Character Name : Nigel Peters (uncredited)

Original Name : Stephen Wyman

Gender : Male

Mary Young

Character Name : Boardinghouse Woman (uncredited)

Original Name : Mary Young

Gender : Female

Diana Deane

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Diana Deane

Gender : Female

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

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 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.