Product: Star Is Born (UK PAL Region 0)
Rating: 4.0
Part of Hollywood History
The original 1937 David O. Selznick production of A Star is Born is definitely the best version so far produced. Filmed in early Technicolor, this print is better than most, but there is still a dark cast to many of the scenes. The real good news is the sound is perfect with little or no distortion. The quality of the transfer is better than most versions I've seen, so it's worth adding to your collection if you really like this film. Janet Gaynor and Fredric March give two heart-felt performances and are supported ably by Adolph Menjou, Andy Devine, and May Robson as Gaynor's irrepressible grandmother. Tightly directed by William A. Wellman, this version is nicely paced and never bogs down the way the Judy Garland remake does.