The Great Ziegfeld
1936At 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
Acted in
William Powell
as Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.
Myrna Loy
as Billie Burke
Luise Rainer
as Anna Held
Frank Morgan
as Billings
Fanny Brice
as Fannie Brice
Virginia Bruce
as Audrey Dane
Reginald Owen
as Sampston
Ray Bolger
as Ray Bolger
Ernest Cossart
as Sidney
Joseph Cawthorn
as Dr. Ziegfeld
Nat Pendleton
as Sandow
Dennis Morgan
as Stage Singer in "Pretty Girl" Number
Marcelle Corday
as Marie
Robert Greig
as Ziegfeld's Butler (uncredited)
Harriet Hoctor
as Herself
Jean Chatburn
as Mary Lou
Paul Irving
as Erlanger
Herman Bing
as Costumer
Charles Judels
as Pierre
Raymond Walburn
as Sage
A.A. Trimble
as Will Rogers
Buddy Doyle
as Eddie Cantor
Wallis Clark
as Stock Broker
Wanda Perry
as Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
William Demarest
as Gene Buck (uncredited)
Ann Gillis
as Mary Lou as a Child (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
as Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)
John Larkin
as Sam (uncredited)
Barry Norton
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Charles Trowbridge
as Julian Mitchell (uncredited)
Libby Taylor
as Flossie - Audrey's Maid (uncredited)