Drama Romance
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.
Directed by
William A. Wellman
Written by
Ben Hecht, David O. Selznick
Jonathan Hale
Judge George J. Parris (uncredited)
Lionel Stander
Matt Libby
Clara Blandick
Aunt Mattie (uncredited)
Francis Ford
William Gregory (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
Santa Anita Cop (uncredited)
Andy Devine
Danny McGuire
Janet Gaynor
Esther Blodgett / Vicki Lester
Tom Ricketts
Ray (uncredited)
Fredric March
Norman Maine
May Robson
Lettie Blodgett
Edgar Kennedy
Pop Randall
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
Posture Coach
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Witness (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Cop Outside Courtroom (uncredited)
George Chandler
Deliveryman (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
Station Agent (uncredited)
Peggy Wood
Miss Phillips
Edwin Maxwell
Vocal Coach (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
Sanitarium Attendant (uncredited)
Carole Landis
Girl in Beret at Santa Anita Bar (uncredited)
Franklin Pangborn
Billy Moon (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
Burke's Butler (uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley
Boxing Ringside Spectator (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
Burke's Party Guest (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Cuddles (uncredited)
Adolphe Menjou
Oliver Niles
Chris-Pin Martin
José Rodriguez (uncredited)
Owen Moore
Casey Burke
Paul Stanton
Academy Award Presenter (uncredited)
J. C. Nugent
Mr. Blodgett
Harry C. Bradley
Niles' Assistant (uncredited)
Jed Prouty
Artie Carver (uncredited)
Elizabeth Jenns
Anita Regis
Clarence Wilson
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Lillian Harmer
Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)
Jane Barnes
Waitress #1 (uncredited)
David Newell
Sam (uncredited)
Joe Gray
Garcia (uncredited)
A.W. Sweatt
Aleck Blodgett (uncredited)
Elizabeth Arden

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