The Great Ziegfeld

Apr 8, 1936

3h 5m

★ 6.3

The Sensation of the Century!

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

Genres

Music

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The Great Ziegfeld Trailers

Cast

Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.

William Powell

Billie Burke

Myrna Loy

Anna Held

Luise Rainer

Billings

Frank Morgan

Fannie Brice

Fanny Brice

Audrey Dane

Virginia Bruce

Sampston

Reginald Owen

Ray Bolger

Sidney

Ernest Cossart

Dr. Ziegfeld

Joseph Cawthorn

Sandow

Nat Pendleton

Stage Singer in "Pretty Girl" Number

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