The Great Ziegfeld

The Great Ziegfeld

1936
3h 5m
6.3

6.3/10

142 votes • View on IMDb

"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

Status: Released

Budget: $2,183,000

Revenue: $4,673,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date April 8, 1936
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0027698

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

Key Crew

Robert Z. Leonard
Director
William Anthony McGuire
Screenplay
Hunt Stromberg
Producer