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A Star is Born (1937)

  • 110
  • RATED G
  • Drama, Romance

A young woman comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom, and achieves them only with the help of an alcoholic leading man whose best days are behind him. Starring Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, and Adolphe Menjou.

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CAST AND CREW
DIRECTOR : William A. Wellman, Jack Conway, Victor Fleming
CAST : Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Adolphe Menjou, May Robson, Andy Devine

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AWARDS / NOTABLES
  • Nominee - Venice Film Festival 1937 - Best Foreign Film - William A. Wellman
  • Winner - Academy Awards, USA 1938 - Honorary Award: W. Howard Greene
  • Winner - Academy Awards, USA 1938 - Best Writing, Original Story - William A. Wellman, Robert Carson
  • Nominee - Academy Awards, USA 1938 - Best Picture
  • Nominee - Academy Awards, USA 1938 - Best Actor in a Leading Role - Fredric March
  • Nominee - Academy Awards, USA 1938 - Best Actress in a Leading Role - Janet Gaynor
  • Nominee - Academy Awards, USA 1938 - Best Director - William A. Wellman
  • Nominee - Academy Awards, USA 1938 - Best Writing, Screenplay - Alan Campbell, Robert Carson, Dorothy Parker
  • Nominee - Academy Awards, USA 1938 - Best Assistant Director - Eric Stacey

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