Directed by:
Robert Z. LeonardScreenplay:
William Anthony McGuireComposer:
Arthur LangeCast:
William Powell, Myrna Loy, Luise Rainer, Frank Morgan, Fanny Brice, Virginia Bruce, Reginald Owen, Ray Bolger, Ernest Cossart, Joseph Cawthorn, Nat Pendleton (more)VOD (3)
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Ziegfeld begins his career as a sideshow barker and works his way to becoming the Broadway impresario extraordinaire. He marries temperamental actress Anna Held, but their relationship is too turbulent to last. Later, he marries another actress, Billie Burke and, after enduring many dark days, finds fame with four simultaneous Broadway hits. (official distributor synopsis)
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I can't help but feel that as a human story, it's quite classic, with a fairly standard development, only some scenes liven it up and give it soul. The musical and cabaret numbers are interesting, sometimes because of how long they are. But as an introduction to Flo Ziegfeld, this is definitely a good film that won't offend. ()
A magnificent biography of the man behind the Ziegfeld Follies phenomenon. Although the film had to be planned as an intermission screening, the sequences from Follies are definitely worth your time. Something so grandiose and lavish may have faded from the art of filmmaking over time, but thanks to old films, the shows live on to this day. It's important to keep coming back to them. ()
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