The Great Ziegfeld

The Great Ziegfeld

  • Director: Robert Z. Leonard
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: April 8, 1936
  • Aspect ratio: 1.37 : 1
  • Also known as: Der große Ziegfeld
  • "The Great Ziegfeld" is a song and dance romance film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring William Powell , Queen of Hollywood , The Viennese Teardrop and others. It was released in the United States on March 22, 1936.
    The film tells the legendary experience of Florence Siegfried from a vaudeville artist to the founder of the Siegfried Sing and Dance Company, and the love story between him and his two wives   .

    Details

    • Release date April 8, 1936
    • Filming locations Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production companies Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

    Movie reviews

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    • By Bertha 2022-01-21 08:02:16

      A director and screenwriter that every era needs

      The most impressive thing is the creative opera and step dance, as well as Ziegfei’s own negotiating ability, good taste and social charm. The singers and dancers trained and directed by him can become famous, and he can quickly Discover the advantages of them. He is humorous and witty in his conversations. He seems to have a special understanding of human nature and psychology. His competitors are afraid of his excellent talents chatting with him, because once they chat, they will be moved by...

    • By Malachi 2022-01-21 08:02:16

      "The Great Ziegfeld (The Great Ziegfeld)": Bankrupt King Ziegfeld [The Best Picture of the 9th Academy Awards]

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      The Great Ziegfeld (1936) This

      film won the 9th Academy Awards for Best Picture.

      The film tells about most of the life of Qigefei, the king of singing and dancing. In 1893, the actor brought Hercules to compete with rivals for business. The actor's business is not as good as his rivals, and he is very depressed. Occasionally, the actor finds that Hercules can be used for other performances, so the actor's...

    • By Lexie 2022-01-21 08:02:16

      The life of a drunken fan

      The 9th Oscar Best Picture is really a conscience drama, including three complete musicals, the stage set and costumes are extremely luxurious, and I like the rotating staircase stage most. This is a biography that commemorates the American Broadway musical producer Ziegfei. The friendship between Jack and Ziegfei is very precious. Although the cunning Ziegfei snatched away the stars Jack was about to dig out and even the servants, Jack was still Zieger. Fei provides financial help. Ziegfei...

    • By Daphnee 2022-01-21 08:02:16

      King of Songs and Dances

      Robert. Z. This film directed by Leonard is based on Florence, the founder of the largest song and dance troupe on Broadway, Siegfried Sing and Dance Company. Siegfried's life as the subject matter is one of the important masterpieces of the golden age of Hollywood musicals in the 1930s. At that time, she won three awards including the Ninth Oscar for Best Picture. Actress Louise. Lena played Siegfried's first wife and won the Best Actress Award. Siegfried was an entertainer in a variety show...

    • By Anahi 2022-01-21 08:02:16

      I want your respect

      Siegfried can be regarded as an actor's agent. He goes to discover potential actresses and let them act in plays and shine on the stage. It is really irresistible to face a long, good-looking man who can even coax women with a gentleman. The courage to spend a lot of money for the one he loves is not something every man has, but he is willing to spend a lot of money for every lovely woman, but he hurts his wife, the only woman who thinks she is him. In the end, hand in hand is a woman who is...

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    • By Orland 2023-08-02 18:32:01

      Louis Reiner is 104 years old this year, and time seems to have forgotten her, but the movie...

    • By Garett 2023-07-26 14:27:38

      Gorgeous/It's worth a lifetime to have such a good friend/It really looks like Citizen...

    • By Fabian 2023-07-12 19:41:06

      Like a stage where the cake lineup is at its...

    • By Gloria 2023-07-07 08:26:22

      Gorgeous singing and dancing can restore the prosperity of Broadway in those days. The 170-minute original version has songs and dances, struggles, love, and...

    • By Madyson 2023-06-19 21:32:29

      I rely on this is also too good-looking! ! !...

    Movie plot

    Florence Siegfei ( played by William Powell ) was born in 1869. His father was the founder of the Chicago Conservatory of Music, but he was interested in the management of entertainment performances. When he was young, Ziegfei was an entertainer in a variety show. In 1893, he went to Broadway to develop and established the popularity of the singing and dancing troupe. In 1907, he founded the Ziegfried singing and dancing troupe, which...
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    "The Great Ziegfeld", as the only song and dance film among the best Oscars of the 1930s, has epoch-making significance. The singing and dancing performances in the film are exquisite, magnificent, beautiful and spectacular. They are the perfect combination of Hollywood MGM film elements and New York Broadway stage plays. The actors also used their excellent acting skills to create different personalities, fully demonstrating the...
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    Movie quotes

    • Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.: I want to do a show with silk drapes, with lace, with *beautiful* girls. I'm going to dress them not for the bald heads in the front row, but for the women in the last row. I want to surround them with glamour, glitter. Glorify them!

    • Eddie Cantor: [singing, in blackface] If you knew Susie, Like I know Susie, Oh, oh, oh what a girl, There's none so classy, As this fair lassie, Oh, oh, Holy Moses, what a chassis...

    • Will Rogers: Even with the costumes on, girls in this show ain't exactly overdressed.