A STAR IS BORN (1937) - ♦♦♦♦♦

Directed by - William A. Wellman, Jack Conway

 

Written by - Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell, Robert Carson, William A. Wellman, David O. Selznick, Ben Hecht, Ring Lardner Jr., John Lee Mahin, Budd Schulberg, Adela Rogers St. Johns

 

Starring - Janet Gaynor, Frederic March, Adolphe Menjou, Mae Robeson, Andy Devine, Lionel Stander

 

 

 

"One of the most memorable and haunting Hollywood dramas ever produced chronicles the love story between two actors, one a rising star, the other a falling one. Totally capturing the drama of the entertainment business and not afraid to show its darker sides, this film wonderfully juxtaposes the glamour of Hollywood with its squalor, although never disregarding comic relief, particularly in the performance of Gaynor as the small town girl who makes it big equally matched by the charming and yet troubled Frederic March."

 

 

Drama, USA