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The applause of the world... and then this! - A Star Is Born
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Title: A Star Is Born

Release Date: 1 Oct 1954

Runtime: 2h 56m

Genre: Drama, Music, Romance

Director: Transcona Enterprises, Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Companies: Transcona Enterprises, Warner Bros. Pictures

Overview: A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.1 (301 votes)

Cast

  • Vicki Lester: Judy Garland
  • Norman Maine: James Mason
  • Matt Libby: Jack Carson
  • Oliver Niles: Charles Bickford
  • Danny McGuire: Tommy Noonan
  • Lola Lavery: Lucy Marlow
  • Susan Ettinger: Amanda Blake
  • Graves: Irving Bacon
  • Libby's secretary: Hazel Shermet
  • Glenn Williams: James Brown
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