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The Great Ziegfeld

The Great Ziegfeld
★ 6.3/10•1936•3h 5m•NR•Music•Drama•Romance

The Sensation of the Century!

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

Robert Z. Leonard · Director

William Anthony McGuire · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime3h 5m
LanguageEN
Release DateApr 8, 1936
Budget$2,183,000
Revenue$4,673,000

Actors

William Powell

William Powell

Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.

Myrna Loy

Myrna Loy

Billie Burke

Luise Rainer

Luise Rainer

Anna Held

Frank Morgan

Frank Morgan

Billings

Fanny Brice

Fanny Brice

Fannie Brice

Virginia Bruce

Virginia Bruce

Audrey Dane

Reginald Owen

Reginald Owen

Sampston

Ray Bolger

Ray Bolger

Ray Bolger

Ernest Cossart

Ernest Cossart

Sidney

Joseph Cawthorn

Joseph Cawthorn

Dr. Ziegfeld

Nat Pendleton

Nat Pendleton

Sandow

Dennis Morgan

Dennis Morgan

Stage Singer in "Pretty Girl" Number

Marcelle Corday

Marcelle Corday

Marie

Robert Greig

Robert Greig

Ziegfeld's Butler (uncredited)

Harriet Hoctor

Harriet Hoctor

Herself

Jean Chatburn

Mary Lou

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