[8] A number of critics, although praising the film in general, felt that Myrna Loy, who appears rather late on in the film, gave a lackluster performance as Billie Burke. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. When she hears the news, a heartbroken Anna telephones Flo and pretends to be glad for him. Since its release the film has been criticized in particular for being unnecessarily lengthy and its overacting (particularly by Rainer), and is occasionally cited as a "prime example of the Academy's fallibility" in a year when other critically acclaimed pictures such as Mr. Playing next. Flo discovers that Billings is on his way to sign a contract with beautiful French star Anna Held. [18], In real life, Ziegfeld did not die in his room at the Hotel Warwick (not mentioned) which stood in front of the Ziegfeld Theatre; he actually died in Los Angeles and had not even spent his last years in New York. In fact Show Boat ended its original 1927 run in the spring of 1929 and the stock market crash did not occur until October of that year. Flo meets the red-headed Broadway star Billie Burke and soon marries her. Mary Lou, now a young woman, visits Ziegfeld, who doesn't recognize her initially, and hires her as a dancer. William Powell and Myrna Loy (The Thin Man films) star as Flo Ziegfeld and his second wife, Billie Burke, who played Glinda the good witch in The Wizard of Oz. [36] Ramírez describes the film's Mise en scène as representing "the last word in flashy vulgarity, Surrealist kitsch, or perhaps both at once". Most were showgirls from the Ziegfeld Follies, plus a great storehouse of both aspiring and known actors and actresses. The music to the film was provided by Walter Donaldson, Irving Berlin, and lyricist Harold Adamson, with choreographed scenes. Add the first question. [25][12], Both Miller and Lillian Lorraine threatened legal action if their names were so much as mentioned in the film. [49] Emily W. Leider claims the film to be "more remarkable for its "legs and tinsel" extravagance than for its excellence. Where to Watch. Pat Ryan, the future Pat Nixon, wife of Richard Nixon and First Lady of the United States, was an extra in the film. [10] Nugent said that "Miss Loy is a stately Bille Burke, and somewhat lacking, we fear, in Miss Burke's effervescence and gaiety", and Cecilia Agner thought she came across as "stilted, like her rigidly waxed and set blonde wig". The newspaper stories soon bring the curious to pack his theater, and Ziegfeld introduces eight new performers to back her. The two biographies—of the man and of his creations—are, naturally, inseparable; but both have been told with such wealth of detail and circumstance (real and imaginative) that even the three-hour film narrative is fragmentary and, in some places, confused. Browse more videos. It a great picture. At first, Anna's performance at the Herald Square Theatre is not a success. However, according to Emily W. Leider, Burke was not keen on playing her younger self and says that Billie Burke's biographer stated that Miriam Hopkins would have been her first choice to play her part, not Loy. This of course makes the film my nemesis. It was directed by Robert z. Leonard, who had directed many of the MacDonald-Eddy musicals. (1936). [42] The New York American said that the film is "pretty nearly everything such an extravaganza should be", with "romance and reality, song and dance, gaiety and beauty, pathos and bathos". Der Grosse Ziegfeld, Great Ziegfeld, The, Der Grosse Ziegfeld, Great Ziegfeld, The, William Powell, Frank Morgan, Myrna Loy Annas Eifersucht... Actor Denzel Washington arrives at "The Great Debaters" Premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater on December 19, 2007 in New York City. [37] Burke caused much controversy and upset among many of Ziegfeld's friends and colleagues when she sold the rights to a production on Broadway, the Ziegfeld Follies, also starring Fanny Brice, at the time the film was released in 1936, due to the fact that the show was produced by the Shubert brothers, whom Ziegfeld detested. In addition, the Guild's Best Actress was given to Luise Rainer. He gives stagehand Ray Bolger his break as well. [5][4], The film was shot at MGM Studios in Culver City, California mostly in the latter half of 1935 under a budget of US$1,500,000 (US$27,972,087 in 2019 dollars[3]), produced by Hunt Stromberg. "[13] John Mosher of The New Yorker called it "the most lavish display the screen has had to offer" with chorus numbers that were "gigantic and effective", though he found the romance to be "peculiarly average screen-story stuff. This pattern is repeated throughout their lives, as Ziegfeld makes and loses many fortunes putting on ever bigger, more spectacular shows (sections of which appear in the film). Ray Bolger was never cast in a "Follies" show,[14] and although she was born in the U.S, Billie Burke grew up in England and spoke with a Mid-Atlantic accent throughout her life; Loy who portrays her clearly has an American accent in the film. The son of a highly respected music professor, Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. yearns to make his mark in show business. The "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" set, known as the "Wedding Cake", involved several weeks of shooting time and was reported to have cost US$220,000 (US$4,053,381 in 2019 dollars[3]). I felt for the first time in my acting career I had tried the full measure of a man, regardless of my shortcomings in playing him."[21]. As part of the deal however, Universal retained the services of Powell for the classic screwball comedy My Man Godfrey, which was released the same year as The Great Ziegfeld. Great re-enactment of stage Follies productions. Zieg succeeded in destroying Melbu physically but at the price of his life, becoming petrified in the process for 11,000 years. The seven Dragoon warriors (Zieg, Rose, Belzac, Kanzas, Damia, Syuveil, and Shirley) participating in the devastating conflict fought with Melbu Frahma, the Wingly Dictator, in a struggle to decide the fate of Endiness. Drama. [34] They mention that "the camera traverses an enormous platform set contained within a curtained proscenium (also enormous)", and that the "set itself revolves to meet the camera, rather than the camera entering the space of the set. [38] When it reopened on Broadway in September 1936, five months after the release of the film, it was retitled The New Ziegfeld Follies of 1936–1937, and was revamped considerably, with changes to the show's humor. 20, 1936", The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Great_Ziegfeld&oldid=1017402705, Films featuring a Best Actress Academy Award-winning performance, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2016, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz work identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "You Never Looked So Beautiful" by Walter Donaldson-Harold Adamson, "Queen of the Jungle" by Walter Donaldson-Harold Adamson, "Harriet Hoctor Ballet" (also known as "A Circus Must Be Different in a Ziegfeld Show") by, "Ol’ Man River" from "Showboat" (Jerome Kern), This page was last edited on 12 April 2021, at 15:21. »The Great Ziegfeld« wurde für sieben Oscars nominiert und gewann schließlich drei: Bester Film, Beste Hauptdarstellerin, Beste Tanzregie. [14], However, not all critics were as enthusiastic about the film; Graham Greene of the British Spectator called it a "huge inflated gas-blown object" and criticized its length, comparing it to the feat of a flagpole sitter. Powell admitted to being "amazed" with the film after viewing it and was very grateful at having had the privilege to portray Ziegfeld, considering it to be a very important moment in his career. At least one of these spectacular numbers, filmed to the music of Irving Berlin's "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody", with overtones of "Rhapsody in Blue", never has been equaled on the musical comedy stage or screen. Adventure, Certificate: Passed Take a look at your favorite stars from the 1990s and how they've changed in the last three decades. However, the stock market crash of 1929 bankrupts him, forcing Billie to return to the stage. 44:01. Der große Ziegfeld (Originaltitel: The Great Ziegfeld) ist ein US-amerikanisches Filmmusical des Regisseurs Robert Z. Leonard aus dem Jahr 1936 und lehnt sich an das Leben des gleichnamigen Theater- und Filmproduzenten Florenz Ziegfeld junior und seiner beiden Stars Anna Held und Billie Burke an. The Ziegfeld Follies under Vincente Minnelli initially was performed in December 1935 before making its Broadway debut on January 30, 1936. A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody - THE GREAT ZIEGFELD. Featured Products TCM Annual Catalog: 2019 Edition. The film, the pride of MGM at a time when Warner Brothers and RKO Pictures were the leading studios in Hollywood for musical production, was a major commercial and critical success and one of the most successful films of the 1930s, grossing US$4,673,000 (US$86,097,504 in 2019 dollars[3]) worldwide at the box office. A man from a family of rich snobs becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family. A reporter pretends to be Jewish in order to cover a story on anti-Semitism, and personally discovers the true depths of bigotry and hatred. He said "After seeing this film I can see that most of the characters I have played before were contrived. In real life, Ziegfeld reportedly was obsessed with Miller, and was involved in numerous sex scandals. [9], Leonard, a film director who specialized in melodrama and musicals, anchored the music for the film, working with Walter Donaldson, Irving Berlin, and lyricist Harold Adamson. [4][24] The new production upsets Anna, who realizes that Flo's world does not revolve around just her, and she becomes envious of the attention he pays to Audrey. The Great Ziegfeld (u prijevodu Veliki Ziegfeld) je američki biografski filmski mjuzikl snimljen 1936. u režiji Roberta Z. Leonarda.Radnja prikazuje život i karijeru znamenitog kazališnog impresarija Florenza "Floa" Ziegfelda čiji lik tumači William Powell.Poznat je kao jedan od najuspješnijih mjuzikala u historiji, odnosno prvi mjuzikl nagrađen Oscarom za najbolji film. [39], According to MGM records, the film earned a then-massive $3,089,000 in the US and Canada and $1,584,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $822,000. When I tracked down the 1936 Best Picture winner, The Great Ziegfeld little did I know I would have a glimpse into Broadway history. 9 out of 10. [17] Further, the screenplay also gives the impression that the successful original production of Show Boat, which Ziegfeld produced, closed because of the Great Depression. [6], In the advertising for the film, MGM boasted of the film's ostentatious nature, bragging that it was "SO BIG that only MGM could handle it", with its "countless beauties, trained lions, ponies, dogs and other animals". Well‐started now, he was a hit. [47] Emily W. Leider believes that any of her character flaws were due to a "mushy" script, rather than her performance as an actress. [33] The extravagant dances and ensemble sequences were choreographed by Seymour Felix and Harold Adamson, including the song sequence of "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" (it was Irving Berlin's 13th annual edition in 1919). French revue star Anna Held becomes his first wife, but it's not easy being married to the man who "glorified the American girl." [6] Stanley Green cited The Great Ziegfeld as "the first of a number of elaborate show-business screen biographies". [4][13] Variety called the Hoctor ballet "in itself intricate with its maneuverings of six Russian wolfhounds in terp formations",[6] and said that the "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" sequence in the film is a "nifty Berlin tune [which] becomes the fulcrum for one of Frank Skinner's best arrangements as Arthur Lange batons the crescendos into a mad, glittering potpourri of Saint-Saëns and Gershwin, Strauss and Verdi, beautifully blended against the Berlinesque background. Director 1 Credit. [9] Variety notes that the film producers were likely very concerned with the presentation of the film after production was wrapped up, and that the long length of the film at 176 minutes was understandable in that they probably "wanted to preserve as much footage as possible". Marcelle Corday (Q6756370) (cropped).JPG 434 × 1,233; 130 KB. 1936 - State Theater Ad - 18 May MC - Allentown PA.jpg 953 × 1,749; 290 KB. Oh the talent!My channel has an eclectic mix of videos! [11] The script, although fictionalized with embellishments needed for the motion picture,[12] did show some accuracies in the life of Ziegfeld. Flo's new shows are a success, but after a while, the public's taste changes, and people begin to wonder if the times have not passed him by. [6] (D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation and Intolerance, both silent films, had each run over three hours.) The rise and fall of a corrupt politician, who makes his friends richer and retains power by dint of a populist appeal. Media in category "The Great Ziegfeld (film)" The following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total. [6] McGuire's script, now in the Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California, is dated September 21, 1935, probably the date when it was finalized. Certificate: Passed Not to mention, the story beats are too familiar to set the overall story apart. The Great Ziegfeld - Full Cast & Crew. [4] Otis Ferguson, writing for New Republic magazine, remarked that the "musical numbers seem as irresistible as Ziegfeld himself". “The Great Ziegfeld” is the last gasp in filmusical entertainment and undeniable box office. A portrayal of the triumphs and tragedies of two English families, the upper-crust Marryots and the working-class Bridgeses, from 1899 to 1933. Oscars Dance Direction Winners and Nominees, Luise Rainer (January 12, 1910 - December 30, 2014) RIP, I Can’t Believe They Chose That As Best Picture. 18 of 21 people found this review helpful. It was the 1932 revival of the show (also produced by Ziegfeld shortly before his death), not the original production, that was affected by the Depression. "[6] Juan Antonio Ramírez refers to the wedding cake as a "famous spiral column", citing it as one of the best known pieces of mobile architecture in film, but notes that in design the cake was not exclusive to The Great Ziegfeld, explaining that a wedding cake, albeit less flamboyant, had appeared in previous films such as King of Jazz (1930), The Kid from Spain (1932), Top Hat (1935), and Follow the Fleet (1936). Late in life, now married to Billie Burke, he seems to be all washed up, but... 2021 Oscar Predictions: Best Director [Updated March 9], Today in Oscar History: Mrs Miniver, Shape of Water, John Garfield, Awards Voters’ Love of Biopics Extends to Hollywood’s Early Days. [22] The Great Ziegfeld marked Rainer's second Hollywood film role after Escapade (also with Powell). At the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, sideshow barker Flo Ziegfeld turns the tables on his more successful neighbor Billings, and steals his girlfriend to boot. The Great Ziegfeld is the most spectacular thing of its type to come out of Hollywood. Many of the performers of the theatrical Ziegfeld Follies were cast in the film as themselves, including Fanny Brice and Harriet Hoctor, and the real Billie Burke acted as a supervisor for the film. First mate Fletcher Christian leads a revolt against his sadistic commander, Captain Bligh, in this classic seafaring adventure, based on the real-life 1788 mutiny. William Powell and Myrna Loy (The Thin Man films) star as Flo Ziegfeld and his second wife, Billie Burke, who played Glinda the good witch in The Wizard of Oz. [29] Will Rogers was to appear in the film, but he was killed in a plane crash in August 1935. "[13], Although it has some accuracies, The Great Ziegfeld takes many key liberties with Ziegfeld's life and the history of the Follies, resulting in many inaccuracies. »The Great Ziegfeld« wurde für sieben Oscars nominiert und gewann schließlich drei: Bester Film, Beste Hauptdarstellerin, Beste Tanzregie. Dennis Morgan and the ensemble sing "A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody" from the 1936 MGM film THE GREAT ZIEGFELD. | The sensation of the century! comment. She divorces him after walking in on Flo and a drunk Audrey at the wrong moment. That Touch of Mink DVD $14.96 The Ghost And Mrs. Muir DVD $11.21 Forbidden Hollywood: The Pre-Code Era (1930-1934): When Sin Ruled the Movies Book $22.95 The Great Ziegfeld is a 1936 American epic musical drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and produced by Hunt Stromberg. 13 years ago | 38.7K views. A pair of sisters from the vaudeville circuit try to make it big time on Broadway, but matters of the heart complicate the attempt. [6] George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue was never featured in the Follies, and the number "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" was written for the 1919 Follies,[15] not the first edition of the revue, as shown in the film. [26] In 1922, Miller had given an interview in which she accused him of "making love to chorus girls" and sending her a diamond ring as "big as her hand";[26] this essence of Ziegfeld's character is captured in the film. [35], The Harriet Hoctor ballet music was scored by Con Conrad to lyrics written by Herb Magidson. [2], It was the 5th most popular film at the British box office in 1935-36. (1928), and The Three Musketeers, and invests over $1 million (US$14,889,535 in 2019 dollars[3]) of his earnings in the stock market. In effect, the evolution of cinematic standards has been unkind. Written by French revue star Anna Held becomes his first wife, but it's not easy being married to the man who "glorified the American girl." [19] However, McGuire did capture a number of Ziegfeld's traits, such as sending telegrams to people even in close proximity, his belief that elephants were a symbol of good luck, his exquisite taste in costumes and design, and perfectionism over his productions, especially lighting and rostrum pedestaling. Despite losing all his money gambling at Monte Carlo, Flo charms Anna into signing with him instead, pretending that he doesn't know Billings. The Great Ziegfeld is a 1936 musical film and biography of Florenz Ziegfield (William Powell) featuring original compositions by Walter Donaldson and Irving Berlin. [20], Initially, the main cast proposed for the film included Marilyn Miller, Gilda Gray, Ann Pennington, and Leon Errol. 1936; 2 hr 50 mins Drama NR Watchlist. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? The Great Ziegfeld Synopsis: At the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, sideshow barker Flo Ziegfeld turns the tables on his more successful neighbor Billings, and steals his girlfriend to boot. [6] William S. Gray was responsible for the editing of the film. Ziegfeld promises to give her "more publicity than she ever dreams of" and to feature her alongside America's most prominent theatrical performers. They became a radio program in 1932 and 1936 as The Ziegfeld Follies of the Air. Worse still for his associates, was that the show was a bigger success than Ziegfeld's last production of the Follies in 1931. Howard Gutner documents that due to MGM's wealth and the high budget, Adrian indulged in "sheer lavishness" in making the costumes, surpassing anything he had done previously. Reviews There are no reviews yet. A huge treasure trove of extremely artistic full-nude and semi-nude full-figure studio photos with all the glass-plate negatives were found stored at a farm near Oxford, Connecticut, where he had lived since the 1940’s. [28] Dennis Morgan, in an uncredited role, performs in "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" (dubbed by Allan Jones). [8] Busby Berkeley, who had led Warner Brothers to become the leading producer of musicals in Hollywood in the 1930s, was a major influence on the producers which had "glamorous, excessive 1930s cinematic musical numbers". He begins by promoting Eugen Sandow, the "world's strongest man", at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, overcoming the competition of rival Billings and his popular attraction, belly dancer Little Egypt, with savvy marketing (allowing women to feel Sandow's muscles). As a result, the film went into the pre-production phase in January 1934. [31] It took 250 tailors and seamstresses six months to sew the costumes that Adrian had designed for the film, using 50 pounds (23 kg) of silver sequins and 12 yards (11 m) of white ostrich plumes. Although the film still is praised for its lavish production and as a symbol of glamour and excess during the Golden Age of Hollywood, today The Great Ziegfeld is generally seen less favorably and is considered by many critics to be excessively showy and too lengthy at over three hours. Rainer Ziegfeld.jpg 389 × 478; 31 KB. [10][30], The extravagant costumes, which even Ziegfeld initially considered too flamboyant, were designed by Adrian,[31] who had worked with many of the greatest actresses of the period, including Greta Garbo, Norma Shearer, Jeanette MacDonald, Jean Harlow, Katharine Hepburn and Joan Crawford,[32] and later designed for films such as Marie Antoinette (1938), The Women (1939), and The Wizard of Oz (1939). [47][48] Rotten Tomatoes reports a 64% approval rating based on 28 reviews, with a weighted average of 6.31/10. This FAQ is empty. Browse more videos. [43] Time qualified it as "Pretentious, packed with hokum and as richly sentimental as an Irving Berlin lyric, it is, as such, top-notch entertainment. [23] Fanny Brice appears as a comedian in the abridged song sequence "My Man" and played an effective version of herself in addition to her routine comic role as the funny girl. After a string of negative reviews in the press, Flo overhears three men in … The official Facebook page for The Great Ziegfeld. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. He has an idea for an entirely new kind of show featuring a bevy of blondes and brunettes, one that will "glorify" the American girl. Many of the performers of the earlier Broadway version of the Ziegfeld Follies were cast in the film as themselves, including Fanny Brice and Harriet Hoctor, the ballet dancer and contortionist. Follow. [6] Ray June shot the "Melody" number and Merritt B. Gerstad is credited for the Hoctor Ballet. Ziegfeld returns to his father and young Mary Lou at the Chicago Musical College, and departs to San Francisco, where he and Sandow are deemed frauds for putting on a show in which Sandow faces a lion who falls asleep as soon as it is let out of the cage. Flo travels to England on an ocean liner, where he runs into Billings again who is laughing at a newspaper article denouncing him as a fraud. "[44] A reviewer for the Spokane Chronicle praised the film for its superb acting, writing that "[even] the great producer [Ziegfeld] would have been unable to produce scenes of magnitude and splendor that are given as part of the picture telling his life. This pattern is repeated throughout their lives, as Ziegfeld makes and loses many fortunes putting on ever bigger, more spectacular shows (sections of which appear in the film). [8] The costumes worn by women in the film are diverse, varying from "puffy hooped skirts to catlike leotards" to "layers of tulle and chiffron", with the men mostly wearing black tuxedos. The Great Ziegfeld (1936) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. [6] Variety praised the performances of the cast, remarking that as Ziegfeld, William Powell "endows the impersonation with all the qualities of a great entrepreneur and sentimentalist without sacrificing the shades and moods called for" and noting that Luise Rainer is "tops of the femmes with her vivacious Anna Held". One of the biggest successes in film in the 1930s and the pride of MGM at the time, it was acclaimed as the greatest musical biography to be made in Hollywood and still remains a standard in musical film making. "[34] Linda Mizejewski, author of a book on the Ziegfeld girls, argues that the Pretty Girl sequence is more than just about being showy; it is symbolic of womanhood which "powerfully visualizes women as the raw material for male aesthetic vision and design". [6] Frank S. Nugent of The New York Times said of the script: "What William Anthony McGuire has attempted in his screen play, and with general success, is to encompass not merely the fantastic personal history of Ziegfeld but the cross-sectional story of the development of the Follies, the Midnight Frolic on the New Amsterdam Roof and the other theatrical enterprises floated under the Glorifier's aegis during a span of about forty years. Why not dive in and try a few? The Great Ziegfeld 4 Series, 38 Episodes. The Great Ziegfeld Sign up now to find fans of your favorite movies and shows! [16], In the film, the last few lines of the song "Ol' Man River" (from Show Boat) are sung by what sounds like a tenor, while the song was intended for bass Paul Robeson and sung in the original production by bass-baritone Jules Bledsoe. In the final scene in his apartment overlooking the Ziegfeld Theatre, in a half-delirium, he recalls scenes from several of his hits, exclaiming, "I've got to have more steps, higher, higher", before dying in his chair. Report. The Great Ziegfeld (1936) Addeddate 2021-01-07 01:24:45 Identifier the-great-ziegfeld-1936 Scanner Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.6.4. plus-circle Add Review. Astor Theatre, Broadway, 1936.jpg 1,499 × 1,100; 1.04 MB. Use the HTML below. It stars William Powell as the theatrical impresario Florenz "Flo" Ziegfeld Jr., Luise Rainer as Anna Held, and Myrna Loy as Billie Burke. The Great Ziegfeld is a 1936 American epic musical drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and produced by Hunt Stromberg. Biography, Certificate: Passed "The Film Business in the United States and Britain during the 1930s" by John Sedgwick and Michael Pokorny, 1936 film version of the Ziegfeld musical "Show Boat", "The Great Ziegfeld(1936): TCMDb Archive Materials", "Cinema: The New Pictures: Apr. I’ve been to a total of eight Broadway shows in my lifetime, which includes The Phantom of the Opera, twice. The extravagant costumes were designed by Adrian, taking some 250 tailors and seamstresses six months to prepare them using 50 pounds (23 kg) of silver sequins and 12 yards (11 m) of white ostrich plumes. Pongalo NovelaClub . Harrison Carroll] of the Los Angeles Herald-Express, however, sympathized with the difficulty of her role in portraying a prominent living actress, confessing that he was pleased that Loy did not attempt to imitate Burke's mannerisms. Two great clips of MGM musicals. The first half of the movie which covers the period of Ziegfeld's marriage to Held is the better half of the movie. 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