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Lakeshore Classic Movies
A Star is Born
Season 2023
Episode 147
Esther Blodgett (Janet Gaynor), a young actress who rises to fame with the help of Norman Maine (Fredric March), a fading movie star battling alcoholism. As her career flourishes, their romantic relationship is tested by his declining fortunes and self-destruction. Directed by William A. Wellman, this poignant drama captures the bittersweet pursuit of dreams in Hollywood.
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1:25:35
Married insurance adjuster Dick Powell becomes involved with an embezzler’s girlfriend.
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1:27:33
A police detective (Cornell Wilde) is determined to catch a gang boss (Richard Conte),
Four thieves hold up an armored truck and leave an ex-con (John Payne) to take the rap.
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Mickey Rooney borrows $20 from the till to take out a new girl, leading to more trouble.
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1:15:22
Roy Rogers is a border agent investigating silver smuggling over the Mexican border.
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1:18:48
When a prized horse is shot, breeder Roy Rogers is framed to look like the guilty party.
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1:55:48
Jane Russell is the center of attention of Pat Garrett, Doc Holliday and Billy the Kid.
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Archaeology professor travels to Nazi Germany for research and to secretly free prisoners.
1:37:10
British Lord (Leslie Howard) is a vigilante who rescues aristocrats from the guillotine.
1:22:11
Medical student Leslie Howard falls in love with waitress Bette Davis and suffers for it.
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1:32:36
Fred Astaire and Jane Powell star as a brother-and-sister musical act touring London.
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1:23:57
Fred Astaire and Burgess Meredith are rival trumpeters trying to impress Paulette Goddard.