A Star Is Born poster

Director: William A. Wellman | Starring: Dennis O'Keefe, Janet Gaynor, Edgar Kennedy, Carole Landis

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.