A Star Is Born (1954)

A Star Is Born (1954)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1954-10-01 United States of America 176 Min. PG-13
7.118 306 votes
Drama, Music, Romance

Overview

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

Cast

Judy Garland is Vicki Lester
Vicki Lester
James Mason is Norman Maine
Norman Maine
Jack Carson is Matt Libby
Matt Libby
Charles Bickford is Oliver Niles
Oliver Niles
Tommy Noonan is Danny McGuire
Danny McGuire
Lucy Marlow is Lola Lavery
Lola Lavery
Amanda Blake is Susan Ettinger
Susan Ettinger
Irving Bacon is Graves
Graves
Hazel Shermet is Libby's secretary
Libby's secretary
James Brown is Glenn Williams
Glenn Williams
John Alban is Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Laurindo Almeida is Guitarist (uncredited)
Guitarist (uncredited)
Leon Alton is Usher (uncredited)
Usher (uncredited)
Rudolph Anders is Mr. Ettinger (uncredited)
Mr. Ettinger (uncredited)
David Armstrong is Soundman (uncredited)
Soundman (uncredited)
Phil Arnold is Agent (uncredited)
Agent (uncredited)
Nadine Ashdown is Esther (age 6) (uncredited)
Esther (age 6) (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor is Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Jack Baker is Father (uncredited)
Father (uncredited)
George Becwar is Assistant Director (uncredited)
Assistant Director (uncredited)
Don Beddoe is Studio Executive at Premiere (uncredited)
Studio Executive at Premiere (uncredited)
Rodney Bell is Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
Oscar Blank is Vagrant (uncredited)
Vagrant (uncredited)
Lennie Bluett is Dancer (uncredited)
Dancer (uncredited)
Lulu Mae Bohrman is Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Willis Bouchey is McBride (uncredited)
McBride (uncredited)
Marshall Bradford is Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Ruth Brady is Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
Paul Brinegar is Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Tex Brodus is Dancer (uncredited)
Dancer (uncredited)
Sheila Bromley is Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
Paul Bryar is Bartender at Racetrack (uncredited)
Bartender at Racetrack (uncredited)
Benny Burt is Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Boyd Cabeen is Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
George Calliga is Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Kathryn Card is Landlady (uncredited)
Landlady (uncredited)
John Carlyle is Assistant Director (uncredited)
Assistant Director (uncredited)
Beth Carter is Dancer (uncredited)
Dancer (uncredited)
Spencer Chan is Actor at Payroll Window (uncredited)
Actor at Payroll Window (uncredited)
Chick Chandler is Man in Car at Diner (uncredited)
Man in Car at Diner (uncredited)
Lauren Chapin is Little Girl at Boarding House (uncredited)
Little Girl at Boarding House (uncredited)
Beulah Christian is Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Samuel Colt is Sammy the Stage Manager (uncredited)
Sammy the Stage Manager (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin is Benefit Comedy Team Member (uncredited)
Benefit Comedy Team Member (uncredited)
Charles J. Conrad is Assistant Director (uncredited)
Assistant Director (uncredited)
Tom Cound is Price Waterhouse Man (uncredited)
Price Waterhouse Man (uncredited)
Oliver Cross is Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Russell Custer is Courtroom Officer (uncredited)
Courtroom Officer (uncredited)
Blythe Daley is Nora Fusselow (uncredited)
Nora Fusselow (uncredited)
Havis Davenport is Paramount Starlet (uncredited)
Paramount Starlet (uncredited)
Rudy Del Campo is Dancer (uncredited)
Dancer (uncredited)
Harry Denny is Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Eddie Dew is Assistant Director at Train Station (uncredited)
Assistant Director at Train Station (uncredited)
Alan DeWitt is Makeup Artist (uncredited)
Makeup Artist (uncredited)
Joe Dougherty is Makeup Artist (uncredited)
Makeup Artist (uncredited)
Helen Eby-Rock is Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Ellis is Pinkerton Detective (uncredited)
Pinkerton Detective (uncredited)
Jean Engstrom is Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
Harry Evans is Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Rex Evans is Academy Awards Emcee (uncredited)
Academy Awards Emcee (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum is Ray (uncredited)
Ray (uncredited)
Timothy Farrell is Bailiff (uncredited)
Bailiff (uncredited)
Frank Ferguson is Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited)
Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited)
Elizabeth Flournoy is Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
Bess Flowers is Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Almeda Fowler is Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman is Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Nacho Galindo is José Rodriguez (uncredited)
José Rodriguez (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson is Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert is Audience Member (uncredited)
Audience Member (uncredited)
Joseph Glick is Vagrant (uncredited)
Vagrant (uncredited)
Jack Gordon is Stagehand (uncredited)
Stagehand (uncredited)
Wilton Graff is Shrine Auditorium Emcee (uncredited)
Shrine Auditorium Emcee (uncredited)
Marion Gray is Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Robert Haines is Second Assistant Director (uncredited)
Second Assistant Director (uncredited)
Charles Halton is Paymaster (uncredited)
Paymaster (uncredited)
Joseph Hamilton is Agent (uncredited)
Agent (uncredited)
Sam Harris is Benefit Attendee / Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Benefit Attendee / Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Ray Heindorf is Movie Premiere Attendee (uncredited)
Movie Premiere Attendee (uncredited)
Percy Helton is William Gregory (uncredited)
William Gregory (uncredited)
Louis Jean Heydt is Ocean Scene Director (uncredited)
Ocean Scene Director (uncredited)
Al Hill is Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)
Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes is Spectator (uncredited)
Spectator (uncredited)
Olin Howland is Charley (uncredited)
Charley (uncredited)
Robert F. Hoy is Soundman (uncredited)
Soundman (uncredited)
James Hyland is Assistant Announcer (uncredited)
Assistant Announcer (uncredited)
Bob Jellison is Eddie (uncredited)
Eddie (uncredited)
Jay Johnson is Musician (uncredited)
Musician (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone is Spectator (uncredited)
Spectator (uncredited)
Arlene Karr is Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey is Audience Member (uncredited)
Audience Member (uncredited)
Jack Kenney is Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Tom Kingston is Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
George Kitchel is Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Allen Kramer is Man (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Frank Kreig is Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Henry Kulky is Cuddles (uncredited)
Cuddles (uncredited)
Nancy Kulp is Esther's Neighbor (uncredited)
Esther's Neighbor (uncredited)
Richard LaMarr is Benefit Attendee (uncredited)
Benefit Attendee (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness is Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Paul Levitt is Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
Carey Loftin is Signboard Man (uncredited)
Signboard Man (uncredited)
Robert Locke Lorraine is Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe is Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)
Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)
Mae Marsh is Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
Strother Martin is Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Dorothy Martinson is Woman (uncredited)
Woman (uncredited)
Louis Mason is Doorman (uncredited)
Doorman (uncredited)
Nita Mathews is Dancer (uncredited)
Dancer (uncredited)
Ila McAvoy is Mother in
Mother in "Born in a Trunk" Number (uncredited)
Jack McCoy is Father in
Father in "Born in a Trunk" Number (uncredited)
Philo McCullough is Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Don McKay is Dancer (uncredited)
Dancer (uncredited)
Heidi Meadows is Esther (age 3) (uncredited)
Esther (age 3) (uncredited)
Joseph Mell is Paymaster (uncredited)
Paymaster (uncredited)
Harold Miller is Benefit Attendee (uncredited)
Benefit Attendee (uncredited)
Nolie Miller is Dancer (uncredited)
Dancer (uncredited)
Patrick Miller is Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)
Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)
Todd Miller is Dancer (uncredited)
Dancer (uncredited)
Wade Miller is Dancer (uncredited)
Dancer (uncredited)
Mort Mills is Makeup Artist (uncredited)
Makeup Artist (uncredited)
John Monaghan is Male Secretary (uncredited)
Male Secretary (uncredited)
Hal J. Moore is Racetrack PA Announcer (uncredited)
Racetrack PA Announcer (uncredited)
Monette Moore is Blues Singer (uncredited)
Blues Singer (uncredited)
Charles Morton is Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)
Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)
Jack Mower is Benefit Attendee (uncredited)
Benefit Attendee (uncredited)
George Nardelli is Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Tom Nolan is Child Dancer (uncredited)
Child Dancer (uncredited)
Anton Northpole is Vagrant (uncredited)
Vagrant (uncredited)
Barry Norton is Benefit Attendee (uncredited)
Benefit Attendee (uncredited)
Ron Nyman is Stage Manager (uncredited)
Stage Manager (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien is Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady is Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley is Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Leonard Penn is Train Station Scene Director (uncredited)
Train Station Scene Director (uncredited)
Barbara Pepper is Esther's Neighbor (uncredited)
Esther's Neighbor (uncredited)
Jack Pepper is Chef (uncredited)
Chef (uncredited)
Hilda Plowright is Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)
Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)
Mel Pogue is Autograph Hound (uncredited)
Autograph Hound (uncredited)
Murray Pollack is Benefit Attendee (uncredited)
Benefit Attendee (uncredited)
Ezelle Poule is Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)
Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)
Frank Puglia is Bruno (uncredited)
Bruno (uncredited)
Grandon Rhodes is Producer at Premiere (uncredited)
Producer at Premiere (uncredited)
Don Richards is Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
Leoda Richards is Party Guest (uncredited)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Kay Riehl is Hairdresser (uncredited)
Hairdresser (uncredited)
Larry Rio is Soundman (uncredited)
Soundman (uncredited)
Lotus Robb is Ms. Markham (uncredited)
Ms. Markham (uncredited)
Walter Rode is Courtroom Policeman (uncredited)
Courtroom Policeman (uncredited)
Patricia Rosemond is Dancer (uncredited)
Dancer (uncredited)
Riza Royce is Secretary (uncredited)
Secretary (uncredited)
Henry Russell is Studio Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Studio Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Loretta Russell is Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Dick Ryan is Nightclub Man (uncredited)
Nightclub Man (uncredited)
John Saxon is Movie Premiere Usher (uncredited)
Movie Premiere Usher (uncredited)
Bernard Sell is Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Patrick Sexton is Bert (uncredited)
Bert (uncredited)
Harry Seymour is Wheeler (uncredited)
Wheeler (uncredited)
Joan Shawlee is Joan (uncredited)
Joan (uncredited)
Don Shelton is TV Director (uncredited)
TV Director (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock is Man Trying to Subdue Norman at Banquet (uncredited)
Man Trying to Subdue Norman at Banquet (uncredited)
Dick Simmons is Producer / Benefactor (uncredited)
Producer / Benefactor (uncredited)
Reginald Simpson is Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Arthur Space is Night Court Clerk (uncredited)
Night Court Clerk (uncredited)
Bert Spencer is Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Buddy Spencer is Dancer (uncredited)
Dancer (uncredited)
Eileen Stevens is Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
Robert Stevenson is Boom Operator (uncredited)
Boom Operator (uncredited)
Robert Strong is Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Grady Sutton is Artie Carver (uncredited)
Artie Carver (uncredited)
Kay Tapscott is Dancer (uncredited)
Dancer (uncredited)
Dub Taylor is Norman's Driver (uncredited)
Norman's Driver (uncredited)
Wayne Taylor is Autograph Hound (uncredited)
Autograph Hound (uncredited)
Al Thompson is Vagrant (uncredited)
Vagrant (uncredited)
Ted Thorpe is Soundman (uncredited)
Soundman (uncredited)
Louis Tomei is Signboard Man (uncredited)
Signboard Man (uncredited)
Emerson Treacy is Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel is Photographer in a Dressing Room (uncredited)
Photographer in a Dressing Room (uncredited)
Valerie Vernon is Marian (uncredited)
Marian (uncredited)
Ralph Volkie is Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Geraldine Wall is Esther's Neighbor (uncredited)
Esther's Neighbor (uncredited)
Ruth Warren is Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Watts is Harrison (uncredited)
Harrison (uncredited)
Harte Wayne is Man at a Funeral (uncredited)
Man at a Funeral (uncredited)
Richard Webb is Wallace (uncredited)
Wallace (uncredited)
Duff Whitney is Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Shirley Whitney is Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
Josephine Whittell is Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox is Frank (uncredited)
Frank (uncredited)
Jean Willes is Fan at a Benefit Show (uncredited)
Fan at a Benefit Show (uncredited)
Tom Wilson is Stagehand Carrying Poles / Passerby Outside Hotel (uncredited)
Stagehand Carrying Poles / Passerby Outside Hotel (uncredited)
Eric Wilton is Charles (uncredited)
Charles (uncredited)
Stephen Wyman is Nigel Peters (uncredited)
Nigel Peters (uncredited)
Mary Young is Boardinghouse Woman (uncredited)
Boardinghouse Woman (uncredited)
Diana Deane is Dancer (uncredited)
Dancer (uncredited)

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