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A Star Is Born
Rated PG · 154 minutes · 1954
Musical
Musical
Hollywood actor Norman Maine (James Mason) is a celebrity whose star is on the wane, but when he meets aspiring actress Esther Blodgett (Judy Garland), he is inspired to help her, and soon the two appear in a musical together. Now known as Vicki Lester, she marries Norman and finds herself in demand, while his reputation continues to decline, resulting in heavy bouts of drinking. Eventually, Vicki must choose between moving forward with her career and attempting to save her husband.
Director: George Cukor
Writer: Robert Carson, Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell, William A. Wellman and Moss Hart
Producer: Jack L. Warner and Sidney Luft
Cast: Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson, Charles Bickford, Tom Noonan, Lucy Marlow, Amanda Blake, Irving Bacon, Hazel Shermet, James Brown, Lotus Robb, Joan Shawlee, Dub Taylor, Louis Heydt, Tristram Coffin, Olin Howland, Willis Bouchey, Kathryn Card, Rex Evans, Emerson Treacy and Laurindo Almeida
Writer: Robert Carson, Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell, William A. Wellman and Moss Hart
Producer: Jack L. Warner and Sidney Luft
Cast: Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson, Charles Bickford, Tom Noonan, Lucy Marlow, Amanda Blake, Irving Bacon, Hazel Shermet, James Brown, Lotus Robb, Joan Shawlee, Dub Taylor, Louis Heydt, Tristram Coffin, Olin Howland, Willis Bouchey, Kathryn Card, Rex Evans, Emerson Treacy and Laurindo Almeida
