The Great Ziegfeld
1936·United States·176 min.
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At the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, sideshow barker Flo Ziegfeld turns the tables on his more successful neighbor Billings, and steals his girlfriend to boot. This pattern is repeated throughout their lives, as Ziegfeld makes and loses many fortunes putting on ever bigger, more spectacular shows (sections of which appear in the film). French revue star Anna Held becomes his first wife, but it's not easy being married to the man who "glorified the American girl." Late in life, now married to Billie Burke, he seems to be all washed up, but...
DirectorRobert Z. Leonard
ScreenwriterWilliam Anthony McGuire
MusicWalter Donaldson
CastWilliam Powell·Myrna Loy·Luise Rainer·Frank Morgan·Fannie Brice·Virginia Bruce·Reginald Owen·Ray Bolger·Ernest Cossart·Nat Pendleton·Harriet Hoctor·Joseph Cawthorne·Dennis O'KeefeShow all
Original titleThe Great Ziegfeld