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The Great Ziegfeld
“The Sensation of the Century!”
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
Directed by Robert Z. Leonard
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Status
Released
Released
April 8, 1936
Runtime
3h 5m
Language
English
Budget → Revenue
$2.2M → $4.7M
Top cast
William Powell
Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.
Myrna Loy
Billie Burke
Luise Rainer
Anna Held
Frank Morgan
Billings
Fanny Brice
Fannie Brice
Virginia Bruce
Audrey Dane
Reginald Owen
Sampston
Ray Bolger
Ray Bolger
Ernest Cossart
Sidney
Joseph Cawthorn
Dr. Ziegfeld
Nat Pendleton
Sandow
Dennis Morgan
Stage Singer in "Pretty Girl" Number
Marcelle Corday
Marie
Robert Greig
Ziegfeld's Butler (uncredited)
Harriet Hoctor
Herself
Jean Chatburn
Mary Lou
Paul Irving
Erlanger
Herman Bing
Costumer
Charles Judels
Pierre
Raymond Walburn
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