The Great Ziegfeld

The Great Ziegfeld

6.3IMDb Score
Released:1936-04-08
Duration:185 min
Director:Robert Z. Leonard
Actors:William Powell, Myrna Loy, Luise Rainer, Frank Morgan, Fanny Brice
Production:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Overview:

At 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

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