Movie Description
The Great Ziegfeld
(1936)Overview
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
Featured Crew
- Director : Robert Z. Leonard
- Producer : Hunt Stromberg
- Editor : William S. Gray
- Cast : William Powell,Myrna Loy,Luise Rainer,Frank Morgan,Fanny Brice,Virginia Bruce,Reginald Owen,Ray Bolger,Ernest Cossart,Joseph Cawthorn,Nat Pendleton,Dennis Morgan,Marcelle Corday,Robert Greig,Harriet Hoctor,Jean Chatburn,Paul Irving,Herman Bing,Charles Judels,Raymond Walburn,A.A. Trimble,Buddy Doyle,Wallis Clark,Wanda Perry,William Demarest,Ann Gillis,Selmer Jackson,John Larkin,Barry Norton,Charles Trowbridge,Libby Taylor
Cast
Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.
Billie Burke
Anna Held
Billings
Fannie Brice
Audrey Dane
Sampston
Ray Bolger
Sidney
Dr. Ziegfeld
Sandow
Stage Singer in "Pretty Girl" Number
Marie
Ziegfeld's Butler (uncredited)
Herself
Mary Lou
Erlanger
Costumer
Pierre
Sage
Will Rogers
Eddie Cantor
Stock Broker
Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Gene Buck (uncredited)
Mary Lou as a Child (uncredited)
Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)
Sam (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Julian Mitchell (uncredited)
Flossie - Audrey's Maid (uncredited)
Posters
Recommendations
The King and I
7.1
Grand Hotel
6.945
The Gay Divorcee
6.9
San Francisco
6.6
In Old Chicago
6.4
Thoroughbreds
6.4
The Midnight Sky
5.74
Napoleon
6.366
Onward
7.7
Black Swan
7.7
The Lighthouse
7.503
The Substance
7.1
Facts
Original TitleThe Great Ziegfeld
Status Released
Release Information
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1936-04-08
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 03h 05m
Budget₹ 2183000
Revenue₹ 4673000
Production CompaniesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genres
- Music
- Drama
- Romance
