Container of (work): Star is born (Motion picture : 1954) Container of (expression): Star is born (Motion picture : 1954). French. Container of (expression): Star is born (Motion picture : 1954). Spanish.
Notes:
Title from container. Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson, Charles Bickford, Tom Noonan. Originally released as a motion picture in 1954. Wide screen. Container erroneously states 2 discs. Special features: A dazzling assemblage of rarities, many previously unreleased ; deleted scenes and alternate filmings of four musical numbers and one dramatic sequence over an hour of rare recording session music and a vintage radio show. Plus, Hollywood premiere telecast and Newsreel, 1954 Studio Exhibitor Reel and expanded post-premiere Coconut Grove party footage, trailers of all three A star is born versions and more!
Summary:
As a band singer is discovered and guided to heights of show-business success by an alcoholic ex-matinee idol, she performs one superb song after another in a production that exhilarates with its craft and style even as its story moves toward a heartbreaking finale.
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