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

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