A Star Is Born

Moss Hart wrote the 1954 American musical drama A Star Is Born. Hart's screenplay is an adaptation of the original 1937 film, which was based on the original screenplay by Robert Carson, Dorothy Parker, and Alan Campbell, as well as the same story by William A. Wellman and Carson, with uncredited contributions from six other writers: David O. Selznick, Ben Hecht, Ring Lardner Jr., John Lee Mahin, Budd Schulberg, and Adela Rogers St. Johns.

Garland hadn't made a film since she negotiated a release from her MGM contract shortly after filming on Royal Wedding began in 1950, and the film was heavily promoted as her comeback. Garland was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in A Star Is Born.

It was the second of four official adaptations of A Star Is Born, with the first in 1937 starring Janet Gaynor and Fredric March, the third in 1976 starring Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson and the fourth in 2018 starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.

Detailed information:

Directed by: George Cukor

Starring: Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson

Release date: September 29, 1954

Running time: 182 minutes (premiere)