Additional information for The Great Ziegfeld, which has a domestic theatrical release set for April 8, 1936. The film is being distributed by MGM and has not yet been rated. The Great Ziegfeld has a total running time of 176 minutes.
Passed
USA
PG
Canada
G
Australia
12
West Germany
Atp
Argentina
S
Finland
U
UK
176min
185min
110min
El gran Ziegfeld
Argentina
El gran Ziegfeld
Spain
A nagy Ziegfeld
Hungary
Den store Ziegfeld
Sweden
Der König der Frauen
Austria
Der große Ziegfeld
West Germany
Il paradiso delle fanciulle
Italy
Król kobiet
Poland
Le grand Ziegfeld
France
O Grande Ziegfeld
Portugal
O megas Ziegfeld
Greece
Revykongen Ziegfeld
Denmark
Velký Ziegfeld
Czechoslovakia
Ziegfeld - O criador de estrelas
Brazil
Ziegfeld, naisten kuningas
Finland
March 22, 1936
USA
April 08, 1936
USA
September , 1936
Czechoslovakia
November 02, 1936
Denmark
December 17, 1936
Finland
December 22, 1936
Portugal
April 28, 1950
West Germany
10 Big Shows In 1
The Last Word In Entertainment!
The Sensation of the Century!
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. was born to an upper-middle class family in the late 19th century. From his father he inherited taste in classical music, and his mother taste in fashion and genteel manners. Dr. Ziegfeld had hoped that his son will takeover the family music reservoir, but after the success of his show in the 1893 World Fair, Flo Ziegfeld was determined to become a showman.Learning from his mistakes in the World Fair, Flo combined attraction with sex appeal and took Sandow the Strong Man on a successful nation-wide tour. After he and Sandow parted ways, Flo was on his way to Europe in search of new talent. He ran into best friend Billings during the crossing.Billings and Flo were both show producers and extremely competitive with each other. Sensing that Billings was in London to sign up a mysterious new talent, the conniving Flo found out who the girl was and put his womanising tricks to their best use. He convinced French singing sensation Anna Held to sign with him instead even though he was down to his last 50 cents.Always living lavishly on borrowed money, Flo managed to built some connections and got enough money to put on the show, but other than commenting on Anna's exceptional beauty, her singing received little attention from the American audience, especially the women. A master publist, Flo had 20 gallons of milk sent to Anna's apartment everyday and purposedly refused to pay the bill. The creditor sued him and Anna's alleged beauty secret - her milk baths - made headlines. Anna Held became household synonyms for what's beautiful and fashionable, Flo's accountant stopped seeing red in the books.By 1907, Flo and Anna had been married for some time and Flo found it boring to feature only one girl in a show. He wanted to produce a show featuring girls, lots of girls; and the stage would be so big that even the audience in the last row would be able to see the performance. Flo sold the idea to Billings, Billings sold it to famous producer Erlanger; and so began 24 years of the Zigfeld Follies.Flo's endless affairs, especially the one with Follies star Audrey Dane, eventually ruined his marriage and Anna divorced him. He later fell in love with stage actress Billie Burke, they got married and had a daughter named Patricia.Flo's extravagant lifestyle and debt began to catch up on him. In 1929, Billie sold all of her jewelry to finance Flo's new shows. He made a Zigfeld-style comeback with four hit shows running simoutaneously on Boardway. But Flo's glory was short-lived, the stock market crash ruined everyone and Flo lost everything.An old and beaten Flo became seriously ill and Billie had to work to support him. After a visit from old friend Billings, Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. died his apartment, located right across the street from the Ziegfeld Theatre sign.
Robert Z. Leonard
Director(s)
William Anthony McGuire
Writer(s)
Hunt Stromberg
producer
Sidney Algier
assistant producer (uncredited)
Producer(s)
Arthur Lange
Composer(s)
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
William Powell
Billie Burke
Myrna Loy
Anna Held
Luise Rainer
Jack Billings
Frank Morgan
Herself (as Fannie Brice)
Fanny Brice
Audrey Dane
Virginia Bruce
Sampston
Reginald Owen
Himself
Ray Bolger
Sidney
Ernest Cossart
Dr. Ziegfeld (as Joseph Cawthorne)
Joseph Cawthorn
Sandow
Nat Pendleton
Herself
Harriet Hoctor
Mary Lou
Jean Chatburn
Erlanger
Paul Irving
Costumer
Herman Bing
Pierre
Charles Judels
Marie
Marcelle Corday
Sage
Raymond Walburn
Will Rogers
A.A. Trimble
Eddie Cantor
Buddy Doyle
Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Wanda Allen
Soloist in 'Shine On, Harvest Moon' Montage (uncredited)
Bernice Alstock
Allen (uncredited)
Franklyn Ardell
Audience Member (uncredited)
Earl Askam
Sassy Blonde Anna Held Audience Member (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Lynn Bailey
Ziegfield Girl (uncredited)
Monica Bannister
Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Bonnie Bannon
Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Lynn Bari
Detective (uncredited)
Jack Baxley
Soloist in 'Look for the Silver Lining' Montage (uncredited)
Robert Bradford
Inspector Doyle (uncredited)
Raymond Brown
Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Sheila Browning
Singer (uncredited)
Charles Bruins
Clarence (uncredited)
David Burns
Bill (uncredited)
James P. Burtis
Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Edna Callahan
Singer (uncredited)
Buddy Clark
Stock Broker (uncredited)
Wallis Clark
Ol' Man River' soloist in Show Boat scene (uncredited)
Thomas Clarke
This biography follows the ups and downs of Florenz Ziegfeld, famed producer of extravagant stage revues.
Director(s)
Writer(s)
producer
Sidney Algier
assistant producer (uncredited)
Producer(s)
Composer(s)
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