Dec 30th
A Star is Born**
US 1954. Warner Bros/Transcona. 168m(partly restored). Cinemascope
An alcoholic fading film star discovers and falls in love with a rising musical star who quickly outshines him.
Lavish, laborious remake of the quintessential showbiz story, also a semi-commentary on Garland's own rise to fame (in the bravura "Born in a Trunk" sequence). More superficial and less cutting that Sunset Boulevard and also less humorous than Singin' in the Rain, but pulls out all the stops for the powerful finale.
Written by: Moss Hart.
Producer: Sidney Luft.
Director: George Cukor.
Starring: Judy Garland, James Mason, Charles Bickford, Jack Carson, Tom Noonan, Amanda Blake.
Photography: Sam Leavitt.
Music: Harold Arlen.
Lyrics: Ira Gershwin.
Musical Direction: Ray Heindorf.
Preceded by:
Tom & Jerry in
Sleepy-Time Tom*
(US 1951. 7m.; d: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera; p: Fred Quimby.)
A Star is Born**
US 1954. Warner Bros/Transcona. 168m(partly restored). Cinemascope
An alcoholic fading film star discovers and falls in love with a rising musical star who quickly outshines him.
Lavish, laborious remake of the quintessential showbiz story, also a semi-commentary on Garland's own rise to fame (in the bravura "Born in a Trunk" sequence). More superficial and less cutting that Sunset Boulevard and also less humorous than Singin' in the Rain, but pulls out all the stops for the powerful finale.
Written by: Moss Hart.
Producer: Sidney Luft.
Director: George Cukor.
Starring: Judy Garland, James Mason, Charles Bickford, Jack Carson, Tom Noonan, Amanda Blake.
Photography: Sam Leavitt.
Music: Harold Arlen.
Lyrics: Ira Gershwin.
Musical Direction: Ray Heindorf.
Preceded by:
Tom & Jerry in
Sleepy-Time Tom*
(US 1951. 7m.; d: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera; p: Fred Quimby.)
posted by Joe at 8:03 AM
1 Comments:
I haven't seen this version, but Carla and I love the 1976 Kris Kristofferson/Barbra Streisand one, which we have on DVD. We also have the soundtrack...on LP! :)
Have you seen that version? If you like, you can watch it here on DVD next time you are up. :)
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