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As Esther Blodgett, Miss Gaynor makes her first appearance in the Lux Radio Theatre.

7 seconds sound clip from the A Star is Born classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:02:52 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- 'The Prisoner of Zenda,' which, starring Ronald Colman and featuring Madeleine Carroll and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., is now duplicating the sensational success of tonight's story.

- Miss Gaynor's performance in 'A Star Is Born' is bringing her a national acclaim approached only by her debut performance several years ago in 'Seventh Heaven.'

- She was scarcely more than a child then, and if you could see her now you'd realize she's still a little girl.

- In fact, there's only one hundred pounds and five feet of her, topped by large brown eyes and dark red hair.

- Among her treasures is a little pair of black low-heeled shoes that once pattered from studio to studio as their owner searched for work. They never stopped at my door... I wish they had.

- As Esther Blodgett, Miss Gaynor makes her first appearance in the Lux Radio Theatre.

- Compared with her our co-star, Robert Montgomery of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, is a veteran. His portrayal tonight of Norman Maine is his fourth on our stage.

- Bob's popularity wherever pictures are shown, his versatility in all kinds of difficult roles, leaves me little more to say than 'welcome home' to an old friend of our theater.

- Bob's new MGM picture with Rosalind Russell is 'Live, Love and Learn.'

- Lionel Stander resumes the role he played on the screen: Libby the publicity man.

- Also from the original cast, as Granny, comes that actress now in her fifty-fourth year of trouping, May Robson.

[...]

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A Star is Born Sound Clip

Janet Gaynor on the microphone recording for A Star is BornAudio quotes from the old-time radio play "A Star is Born" (1937), based on a story by Adela Rogers St. Johns, first aired on September 13, 1937 on CBS's Lux Radio Theatre.

Actors: Janet Gaynor (Esther Blodgett), Robert Montgomery (Norman Maine), Lionel Stander (Libby)

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