The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
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
- Released
- 1936-04-08
- Genres
- Music, Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 185 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Robert Z. Leonard, William Anthony McGuire
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 from 152 votes
Cast
- William Powell as Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.
- Myrna Loy as Billie Burke
- Luise Rainer as Anna Held
- Frank Morgan as Billings
- Fanny Brice as Fannie Brice
- Virginia Bruce as Audrey Dane
- Reginald Owen as Sampston
- Ray Bolger as Ray Bolger
- Ernest Cossart as Sidney
- Joseph Cawthorn as Dr. Ziegfeld
- Nat Pendleton as Sandow
- Dennis Morgan as Stage Singer in "Pretty Girl" Number