This is the 1937 non-musical version, directed by William Wellman and starring Janet Gaynor, Adolphe Menjou and May Robson and has a harder edge than many of the later musical remakes. Gaynor is the wide-eyed innocent who dreams of becoming a Hollywood star., In this Academy Award-winning screenplay co-written by Dorothy Parker, the acting career of hopeful, young Esther Blodgett is launched by movie star Norman Maine, who also wins the young actress’ heart., 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 alcoholic star Norman Maine, is given a test, and is caught up in the Hollywood glamor machine (ruthlessly satirized). She and her idol Norman marry; but his career abruptly dwindles to nothing, A struggling actress impresses a fading alcoholic movie star who gives her the big break she’s always wanted and marries her. However, the marriage becomes troubled when she becomes a bigger star than her husband., A Star is Born came into being when producer David O. Selznick decided to tell a “true behind-the-scenes” story of Hollywood. The truth, of course, was filtered a bit for box-office purposes, although Selznick and an army of screenwriters based much of their script on actual people and events. Janet Gaynor stars as Esther Blodgett, the small-town girl who dreams of Hollywood stardom, a role later played by both Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand in the 1954 and 1976 remakes. Jeered at by most of her family, Esther finds an ally in her crusty old grandma (May Robson), who admires the girl’s “pioneer spirit” and bankrolls Esther’s trip to Tinseltown. On arrival, Esther heads straight to Central Casting, where a world-weary receptionist (Peggy Wood), trying to let the girl down gently, tells her that her chances for stardom are about one in a thousand. “Maybe I’ll be that one!” replies Esther defiantly. Months pass: through the intervention of her best friend, assistant director Danny McGuire (Andy Devine), Esther gets a waitressing job at an upscale Hollywood party. Her efforts to “audition” for the guests are met with quizzical stares, but she manages to impress Norman Maine (Fredric March), the alcoholic matinee idol later played by James Mason and Kris Kristofferson. Esther gets her first big break in Norman’s next picture and a marriage proposal from the smitten Mr. Maine. It’s a hit, but as Esther (now named Vicki)’s star ascends, Norman’s popularity plummets due to a string of lousy pictures and an ongoing alcohol problem. The film won Academy Awards for director William Wellman and Robert Carson in the “original story” category and for W. Howard Greene’s glistening Technicolor cinematography., The original version of the tale of the fading matinee idol and his protégé who becomes a rising star, offering a sharp view of the machinations and excesses of Tinseltown during its golden age in the 30s. Dorothy Parker was one of the film’s screenwriters.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “A Star Is Born ” ?
A: The main cast includes Janet Gaynor,Fredric March,Adolphe Menjou,Andy Devine,May Robson,Lionel Stander,Owen Moore,Elizabeth Jenns,J.C. Nugent,Clara Blandick,A.W. Sweatt,Peggy Wood,Franklin Pangborn,Edgar Kennedy,Adrian Rosley,Arthur Hoyt,Guinn “Big Boy” Williams,Vince Barnett,Paul Stanton,Robert Emmett O’Connor,Olin Howland,Irving Bacon,Clarence Wilson,Carlton Elliott Griffin,Jonathan Hale,Ken Howell,Francis Ford,Kenneth Howell,Eddie Kane,Chris-Pin Martin,Robert E. Homans,Claude King,Lee Phelps,Wade Boteler,David Newell,Marshall Neilan,Leonard Walker,Fred ‘Snowflake’ Toones,Gayne Whitman,Jed Prouty,Clarence H. Wilson,George Chandler,Trixie Friganza,Jane Barnes,Pat Flaherty,Charles Williams,Carlton Griffin,Billy Dooley,Helene Chadwick,Harry Hayden,Carole Landis,Ferdinand Munier,Robert E. O’Connor,Lana Turner,Dennis O’Keefe,I. Stanford Jolley,James Newcom,W. Howard Greene,Adela Rogers St. John,Robert Carson,Lyle Wheeler,Omar Kiam,John Lee Mahin,Budd Schulberg,William A. Wellman,Anson Stevenson,Ring Lardner Jr.,Edward Boyle,Lansing C. Holden,Eric Stacey,Alan Campbell,Jack Cosgrove,Edwin Maxwell,David O. Selznick,Hal Kern,Dorothy Parker,Ben Hecht,James E. Newcom.
Q: When Did the “A Star Is Born” Released?
A: The Movie “A Star Is Born” originally aired on 1937-04-20 and released in the year of 1937.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “A Star Is Born” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “A Star Is Born” ?
A: “A Star Is Born” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
