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Synopsis
Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her idol Norman Maine, is sent for a screen test, and before long attains stardom as newly minted Vicki Lester. She and Norman marry, though his career soon dwindles to nothing due to his chronic alcoholism.
Cast
Janet Gaynor·Esther Blodgett
Fredric March·Norman Maine
Adolphe Menjou·Oliver Niles
May Robson·Lettie Blodgett
Andy Devine·Danny McGuire
Lionel Stander·Matt Libby
Owen Moore·Casey Burke
Peggy Wood·Miss Phillips
Elizabeth Jenns·Anita Regis
Edgar Kennedy·Pop Randall
Stills
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