A Star Is Born is a 1937 American Technicolor drama film produced by David O. Selznick, directed by William A. Wellman from a script by Wellman, ...
A Star Is Born
1937 ‧ Romance/Drama ‧ 1h 51m
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When a young actress (Janet Gaynor) arrives in Hollywood with hopes of stardom, a chance encounter places her under the wing of older actor Norman Maine (Fredric March). Adopting the stage name Vicki Lester, she co-stars with Norman in a major...
Release date: April 27, 1937 (USA)
Director: William A. Wellman
Screenplay: Dorothy Parker, Robert Carson, Alan Campbell, and more
Story by: William A. Wellman and Robert Carson
Distributed by: United Artists
Box office: $2.37 million (worldwide rentals)
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What was the original version of A Star Is Born?
Directed by William A.
1937 saw the release of the very first A Star Is Born movie, though a film called What Price Hollywood? was released in 1932, and has some similarities to the narrative told in A Star Is Born - the latter's production studio even threatened a plagiarism lawsuit, though this was dropped.
How many versions of A Star Is Born have been made?
A Star Is Born has been remade four times, in 1951 (a television adaptation) with Kathleen Crowley and Conrad Nagel; in 1954 with Judy Garland and James Mason; in 1976 with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson; and in 2018 with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.
Is A Star Is Born 1937 based on a true story?
A Star Is Born Isn't Based on a True Story, But Real-Life People Definitely Inspired It.
Is the original movie A Star Is Born with Barbra Streisand?
It stars Barbra Streisand as an unknown singer and Kris Kristofferson as an established rock and roll star who fall in love, only to find her career ascending while his goes into decline. A Star Is Born premiered at the Mann Village Theater on December 18, 1976, with a wide release by Warner Bros.
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A young woman comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom, and achieves them only with the help of an alcoholic leading man whose best days are behind him.
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A has-been rock star falls in love with a young, up-and-coming songstress.
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A Star Is Born is a 1954 American musical drama film directed by George Cukor, written by Moss Hart, and starring Judy Garland and James Mason.
Oct 7, 2018 · It all started with the 1937 A Star Is Born, the first film to bear that title—though purists will point to 1932's What Price Hollywood? as the ...
Jan 15, 2019 · Wellman's unofficial remake from 1937, the first to carry the title, “A Star Is Born,” is an improvement in many respects, providing the outline ...