The Great Ziegfeld
“The Sensation of the Century!”
6.3(152)NR19363h 5mEN
Directed by Robert Z. Leonard
Part of the Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.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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biographybased on true storyproducerbroadwaymusical revue19th century20th centurybased on real personimpresario
Budget $2.2MBox office $4.7M
