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A Star Is Born

Is the price of stardom a broken heart?

Rating 7.2 / 10Release April 20, 1937Runtime 111 min

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.

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