The Great Ziegfeld
The Great Ziegfeld is a 1936 American musical drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and produced by Hunt Stromberg. It stars William Powell as the theatrical impresario Florenz "Flo" Ziegfeld Jr., Luise Rainer as Anna Held, and Myrna Loy as Billie Burke.
Plot
The son of a highly respected music professor, Florenz "Flo" Ziegfeld Jr. yearns to make his mark in show business. He begins by promoting Eugen Sandow, the "world's strongest man", at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, overcoming the competition of rival Jack Billings and his popular attraction, belly dancer Little Egypt, with savvy marketing (allowing women to feel Sandow's muscles).
Awards
Cast
- Adrienne D'Ambricourt
- Ann Gillis
- Barry Norton
- Charles Judels
- Charles Pearce Coleman
- Charles Trowbridge
- Cyril Ring
- Dennis Morgan
- Dennis O'Keefe
- Edward Arnold
- Ellinor Vanderveer
- Ernest Cossart
- Fanny Brice
- Frank Morgan
- Gertrude Astor
- Harriet Hoctor
- Herman Bing
- Jay Eaton
- Joseph Cawthorn
- Luise Rainer
- Lynn Bari
- Mae Questel
- Marcelle Corday
- Myrna Loy
- Nat Pendleton
- Pat Nixon
- Ray Bolger
- Raymond Walburn
- Reginald Owen
- Richard Tucker
- Robert Greig
- Rosina Lawrence
- Sarah Edwards
- Selmer Jackson
- Susan Fleming
- Virginia Bruce
- Virginia Grey
- William Demarest
- William Powell