The Dryden will screen A Star Is Born (William A. Wellman, U.S. 1937, 115 min., 35mm) as part of the Nitrate Picture Show Festival Favorite series.

A fresh-faced farm girl goes to Hollywood and becomes a star, but her rise to the top is accompanied by heartbreak and tragedy. The second of four versions of this Tinseltown myth is arguably the best, featuring brilliant dramatic work by Janet Gaynor as the rising young star and Fredric March as her alcoholic has-been actor husband. This original Technicolor nitrate print will dazzle your eyes!

[source: George Eastman Museum calendar, 2017-Feb-20]