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.
Janet Gaynor
as Esther Blodgett / Vicki Lester
Fredric March
as Norman Maine
Adolphe Menjou
as Oliver Niles
May Robson
as Lettie Blodgett
Andy Devine
as Danny McGuire
Lionel Stander
as Matt Libby
Owen Moore
as Casey Burke
Peggy Wood
as Miss Phillips
Elizabeth Jenns
as Anita Regis
Edgar Kennedy
as Pop Randall
J. C. Nugent
as Mr. Blodgett
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
as Posture Coach
