The Great Ziegfeld

The Sensation of the Century!

Duration: 185 min

Release date: 1936-04-08

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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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as Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.

as Billie Burke

as Fannie Brice

Joseph Cawthorn

Joseph Cawthorn

as Dr. Ziegfeld

as Stage Singer in "Pretty Girl" Number

Marcelle Corday

Marcelle Corday

as Ziegfeld's Butler (uncredited)

Raymond Walburn

Raymond Walburn

as Eddie Cantor

as Stock Broker

as Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)

William Demarest

William Demarest

as Gene Buck (uncredited)

as Mary Lou as a Child (uncredited)

as Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)

as Sam (uncredited)

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Charles Trowbridge

Charles Trowbridge

as Julian Mitchell (uncredited)

as Flossie - Audrey's Maid (uncredited)

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Robert Z. Leonard

Robert Z. Leonard

William Anthony McGuire

William Anthony McGuire

William S. Gray

William S. Gray

George J. Folsey

George J. Folsey

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

Original Music Composer

Oliver T. Marsh

Oliver T. Marsh

Director of Photography

Merritt B. Gerstad

Merritt B. Gerstad

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

Special Effects

Douglas Shearer

Douglas Shearer

Edwin B. Willis

Edwin B. Willis

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