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The Great Ziegfeld

The Great Ziegfeld

1936 · music · movie

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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cast

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

Nat Pendleton

Nat Pendleton

Sandow

Dennis Morgan

Dennis Morgan

Stage Singer in "Pretty Girl" Number

director

Robert Z. Leonard

trailers

The Great Ziegfeld Official Trailer #1 - Reginald Owen Movie (1936) HD

The Great Ziegfeld Official Trailer #1 - Reginald Owen Movie (1936) HD

information

genres

music, drama, romance

budget

$2.2M

revenue

$4.7M