The Great Ziegfeld

1936, Movie, NR, 170 mins

How appropriate that this ode to an ambitious, amiable shyster featured future First Lady Pat Nixon as an extra. Incredibly, THE GREAT ZIEGFELD, three hours of lumpy, overcooked pudding, took Best Picture at the 1936 Oscars. But then, the film is big, and it's an ode to lavish showmanship--what better pat on the back could Hollywood give itself?

The details of the whitewashed story aren't worth dwelling on in detail. Flo (Powell) begins as a sideshow barker and eventually becomes Broadway impresario extraordinaire. Along the way he marries temperamental actress-singer Anna Held (Rainer) but their oh-so-turbulent relationship just doesn't make it. He late...

Released: 1936 Rated: NR Length: 170 mins
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