"The applause of the world... and then this!"

1954

3h 16m

7.1(334 votes)

Drama

Music

Romance

Overview

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

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Judy Garland

Vicki Lester

James Mason

Norman Maine

Jack Carson

Matt Libby

Charles Bickford

Oliver Niles

Tommy Noonan

Danny McGuire

Lucy Marlow

Lola Lavery

Amanda Blake

Susan Ettinger

Irving Bacon

Graves

Hazel Shermet

Libby's Secretary

James Brown

Glenn Williams (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: George Cukor
Written by: Moss Hart
Robert Carson
Produced by: Sidney Luft

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