USA,
1937, 111 min
Cinematography:
W. Howard GreeneComposer:
Max SteinerCast:
Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Adolphe Menjou, May Robson, Andy Devine, Lionel Stander, Owen Moore, Peggy Wood, Elizabeth Jenns, Edgar Kennedy, J.C. Nugent (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Janet Gaynor portrays Esther Blodgett, a starry-eyed small town girl with a dream of making it big in Hollywood. Facing only rejection, Esther chances into meeting movie idol Norman Maine played by the incomparable Fredric March. (official distributor synopsis)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1938 - Robert Carson, William A. Wellman (Best Original Story)
- 1938 - W. Howard Greene (Honorary Award)
- 1938 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1938 - William A. Wellman (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1938 - Best Assistant Director
- 1938 - Fredric March (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1938 - Janet Gaynor (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 1938 - Alan Campbell, Dorothy Parker, Robert Carson (Best Adapted Screenplay)
Venice Film Festival
- 1937 - William A. Wellman (Mussolini Cup)