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Feature film — 1936

The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

6.33h 5mMusic — Drama — Romance

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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A high-signal pick with 152 votes.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Director: Robert Z. Leonard

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Cast & crew

William Powell as Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.

William Powell

Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.

Myrna Loy as Billie Burke

Myrna Loy

Billie Burke

Luise Rainer as Anna Held

Luise Rainer

Anna Held

Frank Morgan as Billings

Frank Morgan

Billings

Fanny Brice as Fannie Brice

Fanny Brice

Fannie Brice

Virginia Bruce as Audrey Dane

Virginia Bruce

Audrey Dane

Reginald Owen as Sampston

Reginald Owen

Sampston

Ray Bolger as Ray Bolger

Ray Bolger

Ray Bolger

Ernest Cossart as Sidney

Ernest Cossart

Sidney

Joseph Cawthorn as Dr. Ziegfeld

Joseph Cawthorn

Dr. Ziegfeld

Nat Pendleton as Sandow

Nat Pendleton

Sandow

Dennis Morgan as Stage Singer in "Pretty Girl" Number

Dennis Morgan

Stage Singer in "Pretty Girl" Number

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