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A New Star is Born!

6.8

1h 45m

1933

“A New Star is Born!”

Synopsis

On the back of the Wall Street Crash of 1929, a young businessman is about to commit suicide. With a note to his wife scribbled down and a gun in his hand, he notices an envelope addressed to him on his desk. As he begins to read, we're taken back to World War One and his meeting with a young woman named Mary Lane.

Director

John M. Stahl

DramaRomance

pre-code

Cast & Crew

Margaret Sullavan

Margaret Sullavan

as Mary Lane

John Boles

John Boles

as James Stanton "Jim" Emerson

Edna May Oliver

Edna May Oliver

as Leona

Billie Burke

Billie Burke

as Julia Warren

Benita Hume

Benita Hume

as Phyllis Emerson

Reginald Denny

Reginald Denny

as Bob

George Meeker

George Meeker

as Dave Reynolds

Jimmy Butler

Jimmy Butler

as Jim Jr.

Noel Francis

Noel Francis

as Letitia

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