The Great Ziegfeld

Overview

In this biopic, William Powell stars as the titular theatrical impresario, whose show business empire begins when he stage manages a tour for legendary strongman Sandow. He charms European stage star Anna Held to headline his "Follies." From 1907 onward, Ziegfeld stages annual editions of Broadway's most fabulous revue.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/09/2010
UPC:	0883929151677
Original Release:	1936
Rating:	NR
Source:	Warner Home Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[B&W]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	3:05:00
Sales rank:	2,146

Special Features

Closed Caption; Making-Of Documentary Ziegfried Film; Vintage Movie Premiere Newsreel

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

William Powell	Florenz Ziegfeld
Luise Rainer	Anna Held
Myrna Loy	Billie Burke
Frank Morgan	Billings,Stage Singer
Reginald Owen	Sampson
Nat Pendleton	Sandow
Virginia Bruce	Audrey Lane
Ernest Cossart	Sidney
Robert Greig	Joe
Raymond Walburn	Sage
Fanny Brice	Herself
Jean Chatburn	Mary Lou
Ann Pennington	Herself
Ray Bolger	Himself
Harriet Hoctor	Herself
Charles Trowbridge	Julian Mitchell
Gilda Gray	Herself
Andrew A. Trimble	Will Rogers
Joan Holland	Patricia Ziegfeld
Buddy Doyle	Eddie Cantor
Charles Judels	Pierre
Leon Errol	Himself
Marcelle Corday	Marie
Esther Muir	Prima Donna
Herman Bing	Customer
Paul Irving	Erlanger
William Demarest	Gene Buck
Alfred P. James	Stage Door Man
Miss Morocco	Little Egypt
Suzanne Kaaren	Miss Blair
Sarah Edwards	Wardrobe Woman
James Burtis	Bill,Bill
William Griffith	Husband
Grace Hayle	Wife
Richard Tucker	Customer
Clay Clement	Customer
Larry Wheat	Customer
Selmer Jackson	Customer,Customer
Alice Keating	Alice
Rosina Lawrence	Marilyn Miller
Jack Baxley	Detective
Charles Coleman	Carriage Starter
Eric Wilton	Desk Clerk
Mary Howard	Miss Carlisle,Willie Zimmerman
Bert Hanlon	Jim
Evelyn Dockson	Fat Woman
Franklyn Ardell	Allen
John Larkin	Sam
David Burns	Clarence
Phil Tead	Press Agent
Susan Fleming	Girl With Sage
Adrienne d'Ambricourt	Wife of French Ambassador
Charles Fallon	French Ambassador
Edwin Maxwell	Charles Froman
Ruth Gillette	Lillian Russell
John Hyams	Dave Stamper
Wallis Clark	Broker
Raymond Brown	Inspector Doyle
Pat Nixon	Extra
Joseph Cawthorn	Dr. Ziegfeld
A.A. Trimble	Will Rogers
Mickey Daniels	Telegraph Boy
Lawrence Wheat	Actor
Stanley Morner	Actor
Billie Burke	Actor
Mary Lange	Actor

Technical Credits

William Anthony McGuire

Anthony William McGuire

Robert Z. Leonard	Director,Producer
William Anthony McGuire	Screenwriter
Hunt Stromberg	Producer
Anthony William McGuire	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

The Great Ziegfeld manages to combine an interesting story with spectacular production numbers, something that MGM musicals of the early sound era achieved on only an occasional basis. William Powell is fine as Florenz Ziegfeld, but it is Best Actress Oscar winner Louise Rainer who shines as Anna Held. Among the film's several pleasures are seeing real-life performers from the Ziegfeld era playing themselves, particularly Fanny Brice, later immortalized by Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl. Despite its 176-minute running time, The Great Ziegfeld maintains interest between its superb musical production numbers. At a time when the studio system dominated the film industry, MGM was all too happy to prove over and over again that it led the pack when it came to class projects.