The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
The Sensation of the Century!
176 min
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
- Release date
- October 16, 1936
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $2,183,000
- Box office
- $4,673,000
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Cast
- William Powell as Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
- Myrna Loy as Billie Burke
- Luise Rainer as Anna Held
- Frank Morgan as Billings
- Fanny Brice as Fannie Brice
- Virginia Bruce as Audrey Dane
- Reginald Owen as Sampston
- Ray Bolger as Ray Bolger
- Ernest Cossart as Sidney
- Joseph Cawthorn as Dr. Ziegfeld
- Nat Pendleton as Sandow
- Dennis Morgan as Stage Singer in "Pretty Girl" Number
- Marcelle Corday as Marie
- Robert Greig as Ziegfeld's Butler (uncredited)
- Harriet Hoctor as Herself
- Jean Chatburn as Mary Lou
- Paul Irving as Erlanger
- Herman Bing as Costumer
- Charles Judels as Pierre
- Raymond Walburn as Sage
- Wallis Clark as Stock Broker
- William Demarest as Gene Buck (uncredited)
- Ann Gillis as Mary Lou as a Child (uncredited)
- Selmer Jackson as Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)
- John Larkin as Sam (uncredited)
- Barry Norton as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- Charles Trowbridge as Julian Mitchell (uncredited)
Crew
- Robert Z. Leonard · Director
- William Anthony McGuire · Writer
- Hunt Stromberg · Producer
- Oliver T. Marsh · Cinematographer
- William S. Gray · Editor