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

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