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A Star Is Born
Directed by William A. Wellman
Starring Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Adolphe Menjou
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.
Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/