Story :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 GaynorEsther Blodgett / Vicki Lester
Fredric MarchNorman Maine
Adolphe MenjouOliver Niles
May RobsonLettie Blodgett
Andy DevineDanny McGuire
Lionel StanderMatt Libby
Owen MooreCasey Burke
Peggy WoodMiss Phillips
Elizabeth JennsAnita Regis
Edgar KennedyPop Randall
J. C. NugentMr. Blodgett
Guinn "Big Boy" WilliamsPosture Coach
Irving BaconStation Agent (uncredited)
Jane BarnesWaitress #1 (uncredited)
Clara BlandickAunt Mattie (uncredited)
Wade BotelerSanta Anita Cop (uncredited)
Sidney BraceyBurke's Butler (uncredited)
Harry C. BradleyNiles' Assistant (uncredited)
George ChandlerDeliveryman (uncredited)
Pat FlahertyCuddles (uncredited)
Francis FordWilliam Gregory (uncredited)
Joe GrayGarcia (uncredited)
Jonathan HaleJudge George J. Parris (uncredited)
Chuck HamiltonCop Outside Courtroom (uncredited)
Lillian HarmerWardrobe Woman (uncredited)
Edward HearnSanitarium Attendant (uncredited)
I. Stanford JolleyBoxing Ringside Spectator (uncredited)
Carole LandisGirl in Beret at Santa Anita Bar (uncredited)