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 (1)
Plots(1)
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)
(more)Cast
![Rosina Lawrence](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/117/160/117160117_abe810.jpg)
Rosina Lawrence
Canada
Best movies:
Way Out West (1937)
The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
Paramount on Parade (1930)
James P. Burtis
USA
Best movies:
Carefree (1938)
Show Boat (1936)
The Texans (1938)
![Barry Norton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274826_3820b1.jpg)
Barry Norton
Argentina
Best movies:
Sunrise (1927)
Casablanca (1942)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Larry Steers
USA
Best movies:
The Gold Rush (1925)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Love Crazy (1941)
James Conaty
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
![Cyril Ring](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/952/159952409_add6da.jpg)
Cyril Ring
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
The Great Dictator (1940)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
![Mickey Daniels](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/053/160053820_2627d9.jpg)
Mickey Daniels
USA
Best movies:
Safety Last! (1923)
It Happened One Night (1934)
Girl Shy (1924)
![Charles Coleman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/086/160086404_66ec77.jpg)
Charles Coleman
Australia
Best movies:
Captains Courageous (1937)
It Started with Eve (1941)
Love Is News (1937)
![Selmer Jackson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/948/159948634_afe05a.jpg)
Selmer Jackson
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
It Started with Eve (1941)
Sudden Fear (1952)
![Mary Howard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/194/160194059_6a8700.jpg)
Mary Howard
USA
Best movies:
Test Pilot (1938)
Marie Antoinette (1938)
The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
![Sarah Edwards](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/559/161559673_70cf0c.jpg)
Sarah Edwards
UK
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
![Charles Trowbridge](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/193/160193939_bfda0d.jpg)
Charles Trowbridge
Mexico
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Captains Courageous (1937)
After the Thin Man (1936)
![Gertrude Astor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/330/160330139_48c9e1.jpg)
Gertrude Astor
USA
Best movies:
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
The Sound of Music (1965)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
![Eric Wilton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/514/160514460_9b8db9.jpg)
Eric Wilton
UK
Best movies:
Limelight (1952)
Gaslight (1944)
After the Thin Man (1936)
Jay Eaton
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
![Monica Bannister](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/878/160878235_3ded43.jpg)
Monica Bannister
Canada
Best movies:
The Flying Deuces (1939)
The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
Dames (1934)
![Ellinor Vanderveer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/976/160976151_b31dee.jpg)
Ellinor Vanderveer
USA
Best movies:
Casablanca (1942)
Flesh and the Devil (1926)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
![Edwin Maxwell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/995/160995623_fe923a.jpg)
Edwin Maxwell
Ireland
Best movies:
Fury (1936)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
![Billy Griffith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/007/161007436_d8f9f1.jpg)
Billy Griffith
USA
Best movies:
The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
Les Girls (1957)
The Devil Bat (1940)
![Lee Phelps](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/045/161045073_80d9c2.jpg)
Lee Phelps
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
After the Thin Man (1936)