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The proposal scene is tender, but very Hollywood, taking place on a set between scenes of a film.
Early in the film Judy sings "The Man That Got Away," a really great blues number, sure to be a hit.
James Mason delivers his finest acting to date as the alcoholic, once-great star who discovers Judy.
The biggest production number in the picture is "I Was Born In A Trunk," the musical biography of an "overnight sensation." It takes place in a picture-within-the-picture. J
The major turning point in the film is the Academy Awards scene when Judy reaches the peak of her success and Mason hits rock bottom, drunk and jobless at the big ceremony.
Picture of the Month: A STAR IS BORN
■ It's here at last — that long-heralded, long-awaited "comeback." Judy j Garland is great, singing every kind of song her huge talent encompasses and socking every one across with that vibrant up-and-down moodiness. Warners' backs her up with costly sets, lavish Technicolor and a story about Hollywood ! itself. It starts at a benefit show for Motion Picture Relief. Big star James Mason arrives very drunk and Judy, singing onstage, covers up for him. Later j he thanks her; still later he searches for her all over town because he can't get her voice out of his mind. After some delay, due to his being whisked off on location, Mason gets her a contract and tricks studio boss Charles Bickford into hearing her sing. Judy and Mason fall in love, marry. She rises, he drops from stardom and consoles himself with even more liquor, but liquor only takes him further away from any kind of happiness, and nearly destroys his wife's career, too. Mason's acting is fine as usual. Pathetic but sympathetic, he emerges as a really tragic figure. Jack Carson, a cynical public relations man, brutally hastens his final crackup. But the story takes second place to the acting, which in turn is overshadowed by Judy Garland, whose personality and enormous zest cover everything with a special glow.
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