The Great Ziegfeld
6.6
“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
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Cast
31 people
William Powell
Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.
Known for
The Thin Man
My Man Godfrey
Myrna Loy
Billie Burke
Known for
The Thin Man
The Best Years of Our Lives
Luise Rainer
Anna Held
Known for
The Good Earth
Frank Morgan
Billings
Known for
The Wizard of Oz
The Shop Around the Corner
Fanny Brice
Fannie Brice
Known for
Ziegfeld Follies
Virginia Bruce
Audrey Dane
Known for
The Invisible Woman
The Love Parade
Reginald Owen
Sampston
Known for
Mary Poppins
A Christmas Carol
Ray Bolger
Ray Bolger
Known for
The Wizard of Oz
Babes in Toyland
Ernest Cossart
Sidney
Known for
Angel
Kitty Foyle
Joseph Cawthorn
Dr. Ziegfeld
Known for
White Zombie
Love Me Tonight
Nat Pendleton
Sandow
Known for
The Thin Man
Manhattan Melodrama
Dennis Morgan
Stage Singer in "Pretty Girl" Number
Known for
Christmas in Connecticut
Kitty Foyle
Robert Z. Leonard Director · William Anthony McGuire Screenplay Arthur Lange Composer
Worldwide gross $4.7M · Budget $2.2M · United States release April 8, 1936
Box office
Budget
$2,183,000
Worldwide gross
$4,673,000
Gross vs. budget
2.1×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 22, 1936
Premiere · Los Angeles, California
United States · April 8, 1936
Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 1937 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 21, 1936 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 26, 1937 · Theatrical
Japan
November 1, 1936 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 22, 1936 · Theatrical
Spain
October 29, 2012 · Physical
Sweden
April 8, 1936 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 7, 1936 · Theatrical
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