A Star Is Born(1937)

movie - first aired/released 1937-04-20 - 111 min - audience 7.2

Drama, Romance

Directed by William A. Wellman

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.