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* {{Jerkass}}: The press agent Libby, as well as the "fans" who have zero empathy after Norman's suicide and reassure Vicki that "he was nothing'' to a woman ''in mourning!'' They also invade her personal space and demand she let them see her.
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* {{Jerkass}}: The press agent Libby, as well as the "fans" who have zero empathy after Norman's suicide and reassure Vicki that "he was nothing'' nothing" to a woman ''in mourning!'' They also invade her personal space and demand she let them see her.
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* {{Jerkass}}: The press agent Libby, as well as the fans who have zero empathy after Norman's suicide and reassure Vicki that "he was nothing."
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* {{Jerkass}}: The press agent Libby, as well as the fans "fans" who have zero empathy after Norman's suicide and reassure Vicki that "he was nothing."nothing'' to a woman ''in mourning!'' They also invade her personal space and demand she let them see her.
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* AwardShow: In the first two versions, Vicki wins an [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]]. This leads to a memorable drunken disruption by Norman:
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* AwardShow: In the first two versions, Vicki wins an [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]]. This leads to a memorable drunken disruption by Norman:
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* MoodWhiplash: In the original version, Norman commits suicide in a dramatic, tragic scene, set to a moving score... And immediately segues into an odd, childish theme as his old press agent mocks his death.
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This is the first iteration of a popular show business story that was remade in [[Film/AStarIsBorn1954 1954]], [[Film/AStarIsBorn1976 1976]], and [[Film/AStarIsBorn2018 2018]]. Ironically, stars Gaynor and March were the opposites of their characters; Gaynor made only one more movie before retiring from show business, while March was then at the zenith of a film career that lasted into the 1970s.
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This [[SimilarlyNamedWorks is not related to]] the 1948 film ''Film/ASongIsBorn''. However, it is the first iteration of a popular show business story that was remade in [[Film/AStarIsBorn1954 1954]], [[Film/AStarIsBorn1976 1976]], and [[Film/AStarIsBorn2018 2018]]. Ironically, stars Gaynor and March were the opposites of their characters; Gaynor made only one more movie before retiring from show business, while March was then at the zenith of a film career that lasted into the 1970s.
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* WorstNewsJudgmentEver: Well sure, celebrity marriages are news. But they probably didn't need to take up ''the whole front page of the newspaper'' with "VICKI LOVES IN TRAILER" and a gigantic photo of Vicki and Norman.
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* WorstNewsJudgmentEver: Well sure, celebrity marriages are news. But they probably didn't need to take up ''the whole front page of the newspaper'' with "VICKI LOVES IN TRAILER" and a gigantic photo of Vicki and Norman.Norman.
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-> "Hello, everybody. This is Mrs. Norman Maine."
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-> "Hello, ''"Hello, everybody. This is Mrs. Norman Maine."
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This is the first iteration of a popular show business story that was remade in [[Film/AStarIsBorn1954 1954]], [[Film/AStarIsBorn [[Film/AStarIsBorn1976 1976]], and [[Film/AStarIsBorn2018 2018]]. Ironically, stars Gaynor and March were the opposites of their characters; Gaynor made only one more movie before retiring from show business, while March was then at the zenith of a film career that lasted into the 1970s.
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* MeaningfulEcho: "Do you mind if I take just one more look?"
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* MeaningfulEcho: "Do you mind if I take just one more look?"look?" The first time Norman says this is as he's saying goodbye to Esther at the end of their first date. The second time Norman says this is right before he walks out the patio door to commit SuicideBySea. The third time, Vicki says this as she's packing away a photo of Norman at the end.
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* PrettyInMink: Vicki wears an ermine wrap, worn like a dress, at the end of the first film.
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* PrettyInMink: Vicki wears an ermine wrap, worn like a dress, at the end of the first film.
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* WidowsWeeds: Vicki wears the standard black dress and veil at Norman's funeral. The veil gets ripped off of her hat by a crazed fan.
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The Oscar seen in the film is Janet Gaynor's Oscar, the first ever given for Best Actress.
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* FaceFramedInShadow: In the scene where Norman is saying goodbye after his and Esther's first quasi-date, the whole shot is carefully framed to show her face half-framed in shadow, by his shadow. The shot is finally disrupted when he leans in to kiss her.
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** In the scene where Norman is saying goodbye after his and Esther's first quasi-date, the whole shot is carefully framed to show her face half-framed in shadow, by his shadow. The shot is finally disrupted when he leans in to kissher.her.
** Only Norman's eyes are visible as he listens to Vicki tell Oliver that she's going to quit the movies to take care of Norman. He kills himself right after.
** In the scene where Norman is saying goodbye after his and Esther's first quasi-date, the whole shot is carefully framed to show her face half-framed in shadow, by his shadow. The shot is finally disrupted when he leans in to kiss
** Only Norman's eyes are visible as he listens to Vicki tell Oliver that she's going to quit the movies to take care of Norman. He kills himself right after.
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* MatchCut: In this case, matched with a {{Wipe}}. Esther enters Libby's office. Two sliding doors meet in the middle of the doorway to close the entrance. Then the scene wipes to the next scene in the exact same way, with two wipes coming from each side and meeting in the middle.
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* MatchCut: In this case, matched with a {{Wipe}}. Esther enters Libby's office. Two sliding doors meet in the middle of the doorway to close the entrance. Then the scene wipes to the next scene in the exact same way, with two wipes coming from each side and meeting in the middle.
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* SarcasmMode: When Norman humiliates Vicki at the Oscars, the lady that Norman dumped for Vicki sidles up to Vicki's table and says, voice dripping with sarcasm, "My dear, do let me congratulate you. You must be terribly proud and happy tonight."
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* TrrrillingRrrs: In Vicki's first bit part, her single line requires her to be a secretary who answers the phone with "Acme Trucking Company." She tries out a whole bunch of accents, including once saying "Acme Trrrrrrrrrrucking Company."
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* TrrrillingRrrs: In Vicki's first bit part, her single line requires her to be a secretary who answers the phone with "Acme Trucking Company." She tries out a whole bunch of accents, including once saying "Acme Trrrrrrrrrrucking Company.""
* WorstNewsJudgmentEver: Well sure, celebrity marriages are news. But they probably didn't need to take up ''the whole front page of the newspaper'' with "VICKI LOVES IN TRAILER" and a gigantic photo of Vicki and Norman.
* WorstNewsJudgmentEver: Well sure, celebrity marriages are news. But they probably didn't need to take up ''the whole front page of the newspaper'' with "VICKI LOVES IN TRAILER" and a gigantic photo of Vicki and Norman.
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-> "Hello, everybody. This is Mrs. Norman Maine."
* AndADietCoke: Norman orders a scotch and soda from the bar. He then makes the bartender fill it nearly to the top with scotch. The bartender has enough room for one squirt of soda.
--> '''Oliver''': The word is pronounced "when"!
--> '''Oliver''': The word is pronounced "when"!
* DeadpanSnarker: Randall, the desk clerk at the rooming house where Esther lives. When she walks in and asks if there were any calls, he says "Oh no, Jesse Lasky and Samuel Goldwyn must be writing you letters instead."
* FamousFamousFictional: When a newly-arrived Esther checks out the footprints in concrete at Grauman's Chinese Theater she sees the footprints of Creator/JeanHarlow, Creator/HaroldLloyd, and Norman Maine. (Lloyd's footprints were in RealLife next to the square for Janet Gaynor; you can see the last "r" in Gaynor's name.)
* InadvertentEntranceCue: Oliver grouses about Norman's drinking, saying "He's probably at the studio sleeping it off." Cue Norman coming down stairs in an immaculate tuxedo for the party.
* InstantlyProvenWrong: Oliver the producer is trying to reassure a skeptical director about Norman's drinking problem, saying "You don't have to worry about his behavior." Cue a phone call reporting that a drunk Norman stole an ambulance.
* InstantlyProvenWrong: Oliver the producer is trying to reassure a skeptical director about Norman's drinking problem, saying "You don't have to worry about his behavior." Cue a phone call reporting that a drunk Norman stole an ambulance.
* MatchCut: In this case, matched with a {{Wipe}}. Esther enters Libby's office. Two sliding doors meet in the middle of the doorway to close the entrance. Then the scene wipes to the next scene in the exact same way, with two wipes coming from each side and meeting in the middle.
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* TitleDrop: When Norman and Vicki sneak out of the theater after the preview of her first film, she is positively thrilled at the need to flee from paparazzi. An amused Norman says "A star is born."
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* TapOnTheHead: Norman's girlfriend, seeing him pay attention to Esther, smashes what appears to be a ceramic serving dish over his head. He pops right back up, none the worse for wear.
* TitleDrop: When Norman and Vicki sneak out of the theater after the preview of her first film, she is positively thrilled at the need to flee from paparazzi. An amused Norman says "A star is born."
* TrrrillingRrrs: In Vicki's first bit part, her single line requires her to be a secretary who answers the phone with "Acme Trucking Company." She tries out a whole bunch of accents, including once saying "Acme Trrrrrrrrrrucking Company."
* TitleDrop: When Norman and Vicki sneak out of the theater after the preview of her first film, she is positively thrilled at the need to flee from paparazzi. An amused Norman says "A star is born."
* TrrrillingRrrs: In Vicki's first bit part, her single line requires her to be a secretary who answers the phone with "Acme Trucking Company." She tries out a whole bunch of accents, including once saying "Acme Trrrrrrrrrrucking Company."
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''A Star Is Born'' is a 1937 film directed by Creator/WilliamAWellman, with a screenplay co-written by Creator/DorothyParker.
Esther Blodgett (Creator/JanetGaynor) is a starry-eyed farm girl with dreams of hitting it big in the movies. She heads out to Hollywood but struggles to find work as an extra. A friend of hers gets her a job waitressing at a movie star cocktail party. She fails to impress the bigwig producers at the party but does draw the attention of Norman Maine, a major movie star (Creator/FredricMarch).
Norman has some major problems. Most importantly, he's a raging alcoholic with an unfortunate tendency to get drunk in public. His alcoholism is negatively impacting his film career, which is on the downhill slide--which is making him drink more, in a negative feedback loop. Despite his demons, Norman is enchanted with the lovely, guileless Esther. He gets her a screen test at his studio, which leads to the stage name "Vicki Lester", which leads to a starring role opposite Norman in his next movie. Soon Esther/Vicki is a major star. She and Norman fall in love and get married--but she can't stop his slide into oblivion.
This is the first iteration of a popular show business story that was remade in [[Film/AStarIsBorn1954 1954]], [[Film/AStarIsBorn 1976]], and [[Film/AStarIsBorn2018 2018]]. Ironically, stars Gaynor and March were the opposites of their characters; Gaynor made only one more movie before retiring from show business, while March was then at the zenith of a film career that lasted into the 1970s.
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* AwardShow: In the first two versions, Vicki wins an [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]]. This leads to a memorable drunken disruption by Norman:
-->"I want a statue for the Worst Performance of the year!"
* TheAlcoholic: Norman's addiction of choice, which takes a toll on his career and personal relationships.
* AndStarring: InUniverse, Vicki gets this billing for her first big part in ''The Enchanted Hour''.
* FaceFramedInShadow: In the scene where Norman is saying goodbye after his and Esther's first quasi-date, the whole shot is carefully framed to show her face half-framed in shadow, by his shadow. The shot is finally disrupted when he leans in to kiss her.
* HourglassPlot: Vicki rockets to stardom while Norman's career is already going downhill at the start of the movie, and starts picking up speed.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Norman's implied main motivation for his suicide, after he overhears Esther/Vicki say that she is willing to give up her career to help him.
* IWasQuiteALooker: When recounting how she chased her dreams when she was Esther's age, Granny says "I was a very pretty young girl. Prettier than you!"
* {{Jerkass}}: The press agent Libby, as well as the fans who have zero empathy after Norman's suicide and reassure Vicki that "he was nothing."
* MeaningfulEcho: "Do you mind if I take just one more look?"
* MoodWhiplash: In the original version, Norman commits suicide in a dramatic, tragic scene, set to a moving score... And immediately segues into an odd, childish theme as his old press agent mocks his death.
* NeverMessWithGranny: Vicki's grandmother is the only one to encourage and fund her dream, and later shows up to storm her way into Vicki's room to encourage her to continue her career after Norman's death.
* PaintingTheMedium: The film begins and ends with shots of the opening and closing pages of its own screenplay.
* PrettyInMink: Vicki wears an ermine wrap, worn like a dress, at the end of the first film.
* RealNameAsAnAlias: Vicki and Norman get married under their real names to avoid public attention; they even fool the priest.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Libby eventually gives Norman a scathing speech about how much he's always hated and resented him.
* RevealingHug: When Norman hugs Vicki for the final time before he commits suicide, he has a hidden, tragic look on his face.
* ShowWithinAShow: Norman and Vicki go to see a screening of their own movie, ''The Enchanted Hour''. It comes off as very hokey {{Melodrama}} but it makes Vicki a star.
* StageNames: The studio gets "Vicki" from Esther’s middle name, Victoria, and "Lester" rhymes with Esther. How they got Norman Maine from Alfred Hinkle is never explained, though.
* SuicideBySea: Norman kills himself by walking off into the ocean to drown.
* TitleDrop: When Norman and Vicki sneak out of the theater after the preview of her first film, she is positively thrilled at the need to flee from paparazzi. An amused Norman says "A star is born."
Esther Blodgett (Creator/JanetGaynor) is a starry-eyed farm girl with dreams of hitting it big in the movies. She heads out to Hollywood but struggles to find work as an extra. A friend of hers gets her a job waitressing at a movie star cocktail party. She fails to impress the bigwig producers at the party but does draw the attention of Norman Maine, a major movie star (Creator/FredricMarch).
Norman has some major problems. Most importantly, he's a raging alcoholic with an unfortunate tendency to get drunk in public. His alcoholism is negatively impacting his film career, which is on the downhill slide--which is making him drink more, in a negative feedback loop. Despite his demons, Norman is enchanted with the lovely, guileless Esther. He gets her a screen test at his studio, which leads to the stage name "Vicki Lester", which leads to a starring role opposite Norman in his next movie. Soon Esther/Vicki is a major star. She and Norman fall in love and get married--but she can't stop his slide into oblivion.
This is the first iteration of a popular show business story that was remade in [[Film/AStarIsBorn1954 1954]], [[Film/AStarIsBorn 1976]], and [[Film/AStarIsBorn2018 2018]]. Ironically, stars Gaynor and March were the opposites of their characters; Gaynor made only one more movie before retiring from show business, while March was then at the zenith of a film career that lasted into the 1970s.
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* AwardShow: In the first two versions, Vicki wins an [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]]. This leads to a memorable drunken disruption by Norman:
-->"I want a statue for the Worst Performance of the year!"
* TheAlcoholic: Norman's addiction of choice, which takes a toll on his career and personal relationships.
* AndStarring: InUniverse, Vicki gets this billing for her first big part in ''The Enchanted Hour''.
* FaceFramedInShadow: In the scene where Norman is saying goodbye after his and Esther's first quasi-date, the whole shot is carefully framed to show her face half-framed in shadow, by his shadow. The shot is finally disrupted when he leans in to kiss her.
* HourglassPlot: Vicki rockets to stardom while Norman's career is already going downhill at the start of the movie, and starts picking up speed.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Norman's implied main motivation for his suicide, after he overhears Esther/Vicki say that she is willing to give up her career to help him.
* IWasQuiteALooker: When recounting how she chased her dreams when she was Esther's age, Granny says "I was a very pretty young girl. Prettier than you!"
* {{Jerkass}}: The press agent Libby, as well as the fans who have zero empathy after Norman's suicide and reassure Vicki that "he was nothing."
* MeaningfulEcho: "Do you mind if I take just one more look?"
* MoodWhiplash: In the original version, Norman commits suicide in a dramatic, tragic scene, set to a moving score... And immediately segues into an odd, childish theme as his old press agent mocks his death.
* NeverMessWithGranny: Vicki's grandmother is the only one to encourage and fund her dream, and later shows up to storm her way into Vicki's room to encourage her to continue her career after Norman's death.
* PaintingTheMedium: The film begins and ends with shots of the opening and closing pages of its own screenplay.
* PrettyInMink: Vicki wears an ermine wrap, worn like a dress, at the end of the first film.
* RealNameAsAnAlias: Vicki and Norman get married under their real names to avoid public attention; they even fool the priest.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Libby eventually gives Norman a scathing speech about how much he's always hated and resented him.
* RevealingHug: When Norman hugs Vicki for the final time before he commits suicide, he has a hidden, tragic look on his face.
* ShowWithinAShow: Norman and Vicki go to see a screening of their own movie, ''The Enchanted Hour''. It comes off as very hokey {{Melodrama}} but it makes Vicki a star.
* StageNames: The studio gets "Vicki" from Esther’s middle name, Victoria, and "Lester" rhymes with Esther. How they got Norman Maine from Alfred Hinkle is never explained, though.
* SuicideBySea: Norman kills himself by walking off into the ocean to drown.
* TitleDrop: When Norman and Vicki sneak out of the theater after the preview of her first film, she is positively thrilled at the need to flee from paparazzi. An amused Norman says "A star is born."
