The Great Ziegfeld
08/04/1936
3h 5m

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
Cast


William Powell
Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.


Myrna Loy
Billie Burke


Luise Rainer
Anna Held


Frank Morgan
Billings


Fanny Brice
Fannie Brice


Virginia Bruce
Audrey Dane


Reginald Owen
Sampston


Ray Bolger
Ray Bolger


Ernest Cossart
Sidney


Joseph Cawthorn
Dr. Ziegfeld


Nat Pendleton
Sandow


Dennis Morgan
Stage Singer in "Pretty Girl" Number


Marcelle Corday
Marie


Robert Greig
Ziegfeld's Butler (uncredited)


Harriet Hoctor
Herself
Jean Chatburn
Mary Lou
Paul Irving
Erlanger


Herman Bing
Costumer


Charles Judels
Pierre


Raymond Walburn
Sage
A.A. Trimble
Will Rogers
Buddy Doyle
Eddie Cantor


Wallis Clark
Stock Broker


Wanda Perry
Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)


William Demarest
Gene Buck (uncredited)


Ann Gillis
Mary Lou as a Child (uncredited)


Selmer Jackson
Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)


John Larkin
Sam (uncredited)


Barry Norton
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)


Charles Trowbridge
Julian Mitchell (uncredited)


Libby Taylor
Flossie - Audrey's Maid (uncredited)
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