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DRAMA

MUSIC

ROMANCE

A movie star helps a young singer/actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

name	character
Irving Bacon	Graves
Charles Bickford	Oliver Niles
Amanda Blake	Susan Ettinger
James Brown	Glenn Williams
Jack Carson	Matt Libby
Bess Flowers	Academy Awards Attendee
Judy Garland	Esther Blodgett / Vicki Lester
Nancy Kulp	Esther's Neighbor
Lucy Marlow	Lola Lavery
Mae Marsh	Malibu Party Guest
James Mason	Norman Maine
Tommy Noonan	Danny McGuire
William H. O'Brien	Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
Lotus Robb	Miss Markham (publicity department)
Hazel Shermet	Libby's secretary
Dub Taylor	Norman's Driver

name
George Cukor	director
Moss Hart	screenplay
Ray Heindorf	composer
Sidney Luft	producer

year	award	category	name
1954	Golden Globe Award	Best Actor	James Mason
1954	Golden Globe Award	Best Actress	Judy Garland