BigList
Login / Sign up
The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

Drama Romance Music

The Sensation of the Century!

Release Date: 1936, April 8
Directors: Robert Z. Leonard
Countries: United States of America
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast: Wallis Clark, Ann Gillis, Ray Bolger, Frank Morgan, Barry Norton, Paul Irving, Charles Judels, Reginald Owen, Herman Bing, Libby Taylor, William Powell, Selmer Jackson

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

Keywords:

biography based on true story 19th century based on real person 20th century broadway producer musical revue impresario