Movie · 1937
A Star Is Born
Released 20 April 1937 More from 1937 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
May Robson
as Lettie Blodgett
Clarence Wilson
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
as Burke's Butler (uncredited)
Francis Ford
as William Gregory (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'Connor
as Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)
Edwin Maxwell
as Vocal Coach (uncredited)
Franklin Pangborn
as Billy Moon (uncredited)
Adolphe Menjou
as Oliver Niles
Edgar Kennedy
as Pop Randall
Peggy Wood
as Miss Phillips
Fredric March
as Norman Maine
George Chandler
as Deliveryman (uncredited)
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
as Posture Coach
Dennis O'Keefe
as Burke's Party Guest (uncredited)
Carole Landis
as Girl in Beret at Santa Anita Bar (uncredited)
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The numbers
61years between the oldest and youngest billed
79May Robson — oldest on the call sheet
18Carole Landis — youngest billed
47average age of the credited cast