Overview
Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her idol Norman Maine, is sent for a screen test, and before long attains stardom as newly minted Vicki Lester. She and Norman marry, though his career soon dwindles to nothing due to his chronic alcoholism.
Movie Info
Release Date: 4/20/1937
Runtime: 111 min
Director: William A. Wellman
Writers: Dorothy Parker, William A. Wellman, Ben Hecht
Top Cast
Janet Gaynor
Esther Blodgett / Vicki Lester
Fredric March
Norman Maine
Adolphe Menjou
Oliver Niles
May Robson
Lettie Blodgett
Andy Devine
Danny McGuire
Lionel Stander
Matt Libby
Owen Moore
Casey Burke
Peggy Wood
Miss Phillips
Elizabeth Jenns
Anita Regis
Edgar Kennedy
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