A Star Is Born (1954)
A Star Is Born
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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Judy Garland
as Vicki Lester
as Vicki Lester
James Mason
as Norman Maine
as Norman Maine
Jack Carson
as Matt Libby
as Matt Libby
Charles Bickford
as Oliver Niles
as Oliver Niles
Tommy Noonan
as Danny McGuire
as Danny McGuire
Lucy Marlow
as Lola Lavery
as Lola Lavery
Amanda Blake
as Susan Ettinger
as Susan Ettinger
Irving Bacon
as Graves
as Graves
Hazel Shermet
as Libby's secretary
as Libby's secretary
James Brown
as Glenn Williams
as Glenn Williams
John Alban
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Laurindo Almeida
as Guitarist (uncredited)
as Guitarist (uncredited)
Leon Alton
as Usher (uncredited)
as Usher (uncredited)
Rudolph Anders
as Mr. Ettinger (uncredited)
as Mr. Ettinger (uncredited)
David Armstrong
as Soundman (uncredited)
as Soundman (uncredited)
Phil Arnold
as Agent (uncredited)
as Agent (uncredited)
Nadine Ashdown
as Esther (age 6) (uncredited)
as Esther (age 6) (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Jack Baker
as Father (uncredited)
as Father (uncredited)
George Becwar
as Assistant Director (uncredited)
as Assistant Director (uncredited)
Don Beddoe
as Studio Executive at Premiere (uncredited)
as Studio Executive at Premiere (uncredited)
Rodney Bell
as Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
as Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
Oscar Blank
as Vagrant (uncredited)
as Vagrant (uncredited)
Lennie Bluett
as Dancer (uncredited)
as Dancer (uncredited)
Lulu Mae Bohrman
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Willis Bouchey
as McBride (uncredited)
as McBride (uncredited)
Marshall Bradford
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Ruth Brady
as Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
as Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
Paul Brinegar
as Man at Funeral (uncredited)
as Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Tex Brodus
as Dancer (uncredited)
as Dancer (uncredited)
Sheila Bromley
as Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
as Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
as Bartender at Racetrack (uncredited)
as Bartender at Racetrack (uncredited)
Benny Burt
as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Boyd Cabeen
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
George Calliga
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Kathryn Card
as Landlady (uncredited)
as Landlady (uncredited)
John Carlyle
as Assistant Director (uncredited)
as Assistant Director (uncredited)
Beth Carter
as Dancer (uncredited)
as Dancer (uncredited)
Spencer Chan
as Actor at Payroll Window (uncredited)
as Actor at Payroll Window (uncredited)
Chick Chandler
as Man in Car at Diner (uncredited)
as Man in Car at Diner (uncredited)
Lauren Chapin
as Little Girl at Boarding House (uncredited)
as Little Girl at Boarding House (uncredited)
Beulah Christian
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Samuel Colt
as Sammy the Stage Manager (uncredited)
as Sammy the Stage Manager (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
as Benefit Comedy Team Member (uncredited)
as Benefit Comedy Team Member (uncredited)
Charles J. Conrad
as Assistant Director (uncredited)
as Assistant Director (uncredited)
Tom Cound
as Price Waterhouse Man (uncredited)
as Price Waterhouse Man (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Russell Custer
as Courtroom Officer (uncredited)
as Courtroom Officer (uncredited)
Blythe Daley
as Nora Fusselow (uncredited)
as Nora Fusselow (uncredited)
Havis Davenport
as Paramount Starlet (uncredited)
as Paramount Starlet (uncredited)
Rudy Del Campo
as Dancer (uncredited)
as Dancer (uncredited)
Harry Denny
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Eddie Dew
as Assistant Director at Train Station (uncredited)
as Assistant Director at Train Station (uncredited)
Alan DeWitt
as Makeup Artist (uncredited)
as Makeup Artist (uncredited)
Joe Dougherty
as Makeup Artist (uncredited)
as Makeup Artist (uncredited)
Helen Eby-Rock
as Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
as Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Ellis
as Pinkerton Detective (uncredited)
as Pinkerton Detective (uncredited)
Jean Engstrom
as Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
as Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
Harry Evans
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Rex Evans
as Academy Awards Emcee (uncredited)
as Academy Awards Emcee (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
as Ray (uncredited)
as Ray (uncredited)
Timothy Farrell
as Bailiff (uncredited)
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Frank Ferguson
as Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited)
as Judge George J. Barnes (uncredited)
Elizabeth Flournoy
as Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
as Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Almeda Fowler
as Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
as Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Nacho Galindo
as José Rodriguez (uncredited)
as José Rodriguez (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert
as Audience Member (uncredited)
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Joseph Glick
as Vagrant (uncredited)
as Vagrant (uncredited)
Jack Gordon
as Stagehand (uncredited)
as Stagehand (uncredited)
Wilton Graff
as Shrine Auditorium Emcee (uncredited)
as Shrine Auditorium Emcee (uncredited)
Marion Gray
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Robert Haines
as Second Assistant Director (uncredited)
as Second Assistant Director (uncredited)
Charles Halton
as Paymaster (uncredited)
as Paymaster (uncredited)
Joseph Hamilton
as Agent (uncredited)
as Agent (uncredited)
Sam Harris
as Benefit Attendee / Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
as Benefit Attendee / Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Ray Heindorf
as Movie Premiere Attendee (uncredited)
as Movie Premiere Attendee (uncredited)
Percy Helton
as William Gregory (uncredited)
as William Gregory (uncredited)
Louis Jean Heydt
as Ocean Scene Director (uncredited)
as Ocean Scene Director (uncredited)
Al Hill
as Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)
as Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
as Spectator (uncredited)
as Spectator (uncredited)
Olin Howland
as Charley (uncredited)
as Charley (uncredited)
Robert F. Hoy
as Soundman (uncredited)
as Soundman (uncredited)
James Hyland
as Assistant Announcer (uncredited)
as Assistant Announcer (uncredited)
Bob Jellison
as Eddie (uncredited)
as Eddie (uncredited)
Jay Johnson
as Musician (uncredited)
as Musician (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
as Spectator (uncredited)
as Spectator (uncredited)
Arlene Karr
as Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
as Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey
as Audience Member (uncredited)
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Jack Kenney
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Tom Kingston
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Reporter (uncredited)
George Kitchel
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Reporter (uncredited)
Allen Kramer
as Man (uncredited)
as Man (uncredited)
Frank Kreig
as Man at Funeral (uncredited)
as Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Henry Kulky
as Cuddles (uncredited)
as Cuddles (uncredited)
Nancy Kulp
as Esther's Neighbor (uncredited)
as Esther's Neighbor (uncredited)
Richard LaMarr
as Benefit Attendee (uncredited)
as Benefit Attendee (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Paul Levitt
as Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
as Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
Carey Loftin
as Signboard Man (uncredited)
as Signboard Man (uncredited)
Robert Locke Lorraine
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe
as Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)
as Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)
Mae Marsh
as Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
as Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
Strother Martin
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Dorothy Martinson
as Woman (uncredited)
as Woman (uncredited)
Louis Mason
as Doorman (uncredited)
as Doorman (uncredited)
Nita Mathews
as Dancer (uncredited)
as Dancer (uncredited)
Ila McAvoy
as Mother in "Born in a Trunk" Number (uncredited)
as Mother in "Born in a Trunk" Number (uncredited)
Jack McCoy
as Father in "Born in a Trunk" Number (uncredited)
as Father in "Born in a Trunk" Number (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Don McKay
as Dancer (uncredited)
as Dancer (uncredited)
Heidi Meadows
as Esther (age 3) (uncredited)
as Esther (age 3) (uncredited)
Joseph Mell
as Paymaster (uncredited)
as Paymaster (uncredited)
Harold Miller
as Benefit Attendee (uncredited)
as Benefit Attendee (uncredited)
Nolie Miller
as Dancer (uncredited)
as Dancer (uncredited)
Patrick Miller
as Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)
as Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)
Todd Miller
as Dancer (uncredited)
as Dancer (uncredited)
Wade Miller
as Dancer (uncredited)
as Dancer (uncredited)
Mort Mills
as Makeup Artist (uncredited)
as Makeup Artist (uncredited)
John Monaghan
as Male Secretary (uncredited)
as Male Secretary (uncredited)
Hal J. Moore
as Racetrack PA Announcer (uncredited)
as Racetrack PA Announcer (uncredited)
Monette Moore
as Blues Singer (uncredited)
as Blues Singer (uncredited)
Charles Morton
as Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)
as Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)
Jack Mower
as Benefit Attendee (uncredited)
as Benefit Attendee (uncredited)
George Nardelli
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Tom Nolan
as Child Dancer (uncredited)
as Child Dancer (uncredited)
Anton Northpole
as Vagrant (uncredited)
as Vagrant (uncredited)
Barry Norton
as Benefit Attendee (uncredited)
as Benefit Attendee (uncredited)
Ron Nyman
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Leonard Penn
as Train Station Scene Director (uncredited)
as Train Station Scene Director (uncredited)
Barbara Pepper
as Esther's Neighbor (uncredited)
as Esther's Neighbor (uncredited)
Jack Pepper
as Chef (uncredited)
as Chef (uncredited)
Hilda Plowright
as Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)
as Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)
Mel Pogue
as Autograph Hound (uncredited)
as Autograph Hound (uncredited)
Murray Pollack
as Benefit Attendee (uncredited)
as Benefit Attendee (uncredited)
Ezelle Poule
as Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)
as Shrine Auditorium Photographer (uncredited)
Frank Puglia
as Bruno (uncredited)
as Bruno (uncredited)
Grandon Rhodes
as Producer at Premiere (uncredited)
as Producer at Premiere (uncredited)
Don Richards
as Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
as Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
Leoda Richards
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Kay Riehl
as Hairdresser (uncredited)
as Hairdresser (uncredited)
Larry Rio
as Soundman (uncredited)
as Soundman (uncredited)
Lotus Robb
as Ms. Markham (uncredited)
as Ms. Markham (uncredited)
Walter Rode
as Courtroom Policeman (uncredited)
as Courtroom Policeman (uncredited)
Patricia Rosemond
as Dancer (uncredited)
as Dancer (uncredited)
Riza Royce
as Secretary (uncredited)
as Secretary (uncredited)
Henry Russell
as Studio Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
as Studio Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Loretta Russell
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Dick Ryan
as Nightclub Man (uncredited)
as Nightclub Man (uncredited)
John Saxon
as Movie Premiere Usher (uncredited)
as Movie Premiere Usher (uncredited)
Bernard Sell
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Patrick Sexton
as Bert (uncredited)
as Bert (uncredited)
Harry Seymour
as Wheeler (uncredited)
as Wheeler (uncredited)
Joan Shawlee
as Joan (uncredited)
as Joan (uncredited)
Don Shelton
as TV Director (uncredited)
as TV Director (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
as Man Trying to Subdue Norman at Banquet (uncredited)
as Man Trying to Subdue Norman at Banquet (uncredited)
Dick Simmons
as Producer / Benefactor (uncredited)
as Producer / Benefactor (uncredited)
Reginald Simpson
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Arthur Space
as Night Court Clerk (uncredited)
as Night Court Clerk (uncredited)
Bert Spencer
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Buddy Spencer
as Dancer (uncredited)
as Dancer (uncredited)
Eileen Stevens
as Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
as Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
Robert Stevenson
as Boom Operator (uncredited)
as Boom Operator (uncredited)
Robert Strong
as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Grady Sutton
as Artie Carver (uncredited)
as Artie Carver (uncredited)
Kay Tapscott
as Dancer (uncredited)
as Dancer (uncredited)
Dub Taylor
as Norman's Driver (uncredited)
as Norman's Driver (uncredited)
Wayne Taylor
as Autograph Hound (uncredited)
as Autograph Hound (uncredited)
Al Thompson
as Vagrant (uncredited)
as Vagrant (uncredited)
Ted Thorpe
as Soundman (uncredited)
as Soundman (uncredited)
Louis Tomei
as Signboard Man (uncredited)
as Signboard Man (uncredited)
Emerson Treacy
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
as Photographer in a Dressing Room (uncredited)
as Photographer in a Dressing Room (uncredited)
Valerie Vernon
as Marian (uncredited)
as Marian (uncredited)
Ralph Volkie
as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Geraldine Wall
as Esther's Neighbor (uncredited)
as Esther's Neighbor (uncredited)
Ruth Warren
as Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
as Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Watts
as Harrison (uncredited)
as Harrison (uncredited)
Harte Wayne
as Man at a Funeral (uncredited)
as Man at a Funeral (uncredited)
Richard Webb
as Wallace (uncredited)
as Wallace (uncredited)
Duff Whitney
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Reporter (uncredited)
Shirley Whitney
as Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
as Malibu Party Guest (uncredited)
Josephine Whittell
as Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
as Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox
as Frank (uncredited)
as Frank (uncredited)
Jean Willes
as Fan at a Benefit Show (uncredited)
as Fan at a Benefit Show (uncredited)
Tom Wilson
as Stagehand Carrying Poles / Passerby Outside Hotel (uncredited)
as Stagehand Carrying Poles / Passerby Outside Hotel (uncredited)
Eric Wilton
as Charles (uncredited)
as Charles (uncredited)
Stephen Wyman
as Nigel Peters (uncredited)
as Nigel Peters (uncredited)
Mary Young
as Boardinghouse Woman (uncredited)
as Boardinghouse Woman (uncredited)
Diana Deane
as Dancer (uncredited)
as Dancer (uncredited)
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George Cukor
Director
Director
Moss Hart
Screenplay
Screenplay
Sam Leavitt
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Ray Heindorf
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Folmar Blangsted
Editor
Editor
Sidney Luft
Producer
Producer
Jack L. Warner
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Gene Allen
Production Design
Production Design
Robert Carson
Story
Story
William A. Wellman
Story
Story
Pat Clark
Still Photographer
Still Photographer
Richard L. Wilson
Gaffer
Gaffer
Saul Steinberg
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Mary Ann Nyberg
Costume Design
Costume Design
Jean Louis
Costume Design
Costume Design
Malcolm C. Bert
Art Direction
Art Direction
Skip Martin
Orchestrator
Orchestrator
Gordon Bau
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Russell Llewellyn
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Earl Bellamy
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
George James Hopkins
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Helen Young
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Edward Graham
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Irene Sharaff
Art Direction
Art Direction
Alan Campbell
Original Film Writer
Original Film Writer
Dorothy Parker
Original Film Writer
Original Film Writer
Del Armstrong
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Charles David Forrest
Sound
Sound
Hans F. Koenekamp
Special Effects
Special Effects
Jack Cathcart
Music Arranger
Music Arranger
Vern Alves
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Hoyningen Huene
Other
Other
Robert Carson
Original Film Writer
Original Film Writer
Charles Lang
Sound
Sound
Leonard Gershe
Songs
Songs
Mitchell Kovaleski
Other
Other
Ray Heindorf
Music Director
Music Director
Richard Barstow
Choreographer
Choreographer
Irene Sharaff
Costume Design
Costume Design
Harold Arlen
Songs
Songs
Ira Gershwin
Lyricist
Lyricist
