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Ziegfeld Follies
“Greatest Production Since the Birth of Motion Pictures!”
The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.
Directed by Vincente Minnelli, Lemuel Ayers, Roy Del Ruth
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User score
59 votes
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Status
Released
Released
August 26, 1945
Runtime
1h 50m
Language
English, Italian
Budget → Revenue
$3.4M → $5.3M
Top cast
William Powell
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire / Raffles / Tai Long / Gentleman
Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball (segment "Here's to the Ladies")
Lucille Bremer
Princess ("This Heart of Mine") / Moy Ling ("Limehouse Blues")
Fanny Brice
Norma Edelman (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")
Judy Garland
Star (segment "A Great Lady Has an Interview")
Kathryn Grayson
Kathryn Grayson (segment "Beauty")
Lena Horne
Lena Horne (segment "Love")
Gene Kelly
Gentleman (segment "The Babbit and the Bromide")
James Melton
Alfredo (segment "La Traviata")
Victor Moore
Lawyer's Client (segment "Pay the Two Dollars")
Red Skelton
J. Newton Numbskull (segment "When Television Comes")
Esther Williams
Esther Williams (segment "A Water Ballet")
Edward Arnold
Lawyer (segment "Pay the Two Dollars")
Marion Bell
Violetta (segment "La Traviata")
Cyd Charisse
Ballerina (segment "Beauty")
Hume Cronyn
Monty (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")
William Frawley
Martin (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")
Robert Lewis
Gentleman ("Limehouse Blues") / Man (voice) ("Number Please")
Virginia O'Brien
Virginia O'Brien (segment "Here's to the Ladies")
