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The Great Ziegfeld

The Great Ziegfeld

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The Great Ziegfeld

"The Sensation of the Century!"

1936

3h 5m

6.3(146 votes)

Music

Drama

Romance

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

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Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: Robert Z. Leonard
Written by: William Anthony McGuire
Produced by: Hunt Stromberg

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