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Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Genres: Musical Drama, Biopic [feature], Backstage Musical, Musical
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Summary:
In MGM's three-hour-plus The Great Ziegfeld, William Powell stars as the titular theatrical impresario, whose show business empire begins when he stage-manages a tour for legendary strongman Sandow (Nat Pendleton). With nary a penny in the bank, he charms European stage star Anna Held (Luise Rainer) to headline his "Follies", and later marries the luscious Ms. Held. Fro... Full Summary >>

Cast:
William Powell - (Florenz Ziegfeld)
Myrna Loy - (Billie Burke)
Luise Rainer - (Anna Held)
Frank Morgan - (Billings)
Fanny Brice - (Herself)
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Review:
The Great Ziegfeld manages to combine an interesting story with spectacular production numbers, something that MGM musicals of the early sound era achieved on only an occasional basis. William_Powell is fine as Florenz_Ziegfeld, but it is Best Actress Oscar winner Louise_Rainer who shines as Anna Held. Among the film's several pleasu... Continue >>

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