The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
The Sensation of the Century!
1936 · NR · 3h 5m · Music, Drama, Romance
Genres: Music, Drama, Romance
At the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, sideshow barker Florenz Ziegfeld turns the tables on his more-successful neighbor Billings, and also steals his girlfriend. This pattern repeats throughout their lives, as Ziegfeld makes and loses many fortunes putting on ever-bigger, more spectacular shows
Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Writers: William Anthony McGuire
Music by: Arthur Lange
Cinematography: George J. Folsey, Karl Freund
Editor: William S. Gray
Box office: $5M · Budget: $2M · Rated 6.3/10 by 148 viewers
Cast
William Powell as Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.Myrna Loy as Billie BurkeLuise Rainer as Anna HeldFrank Morgan as BillingsFanny Brice as Fannie BriceVirginia Bruce as Audrey DaneReginald Owen as SampstonRay Bolger as Ray BolgerErnest Cossart as SidneyJoseph Cawthorn as Dr. ZiegfeldNat Pendleton as SandowDennis Morgan as Stage Singer in "Pretty Girl" NumberMore like this
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