A Star Is Born
The applause of the world... and then this!
1954 · 2h 56m · PG
Drama, Music, Romance
Directed by
George Cukor
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A Star Is Born
Overview
A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
Director and cast
- George Cukor Director
- 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
- Hazel Shermet Cast
- Lotus Robb Cast
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