A Star is Born (1937) Blu-ray

'A Star is Born' Director: William A. Wellman (1937) Warner Bros. Archive Collection Blu-ray | Restoration

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 flounders as he sinks into an abyss of alcoholism. Esther chooses to sacrifice her stardom to care for him, but he refuses to let her abandon her dreams.

Remade three times in years ahead, this original version has finally undergone meticulous restoration from its original nitrate Technicolour negatives.

Special features include:
- Two Lux Radio theater broadcasts: Janet Gaynor and Robert Montgomery (1937), & Judy Garland and Walter Pidgeon (1942)
- Classic Warner Bros. cartoon A Star is Hatched
- Three classic Warner Bros. shorts Mal Hallett & His Orchestra, Taking the Count and Alibi Mark