---
title: 'The Great Ziegfeld (1936)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Z. Leonard'
released: '1936-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 176
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-ziegfeld-1936'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027698/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

1936 · 176 min · Drama, History, Music · United States


## Synopsis

The Great Ziegfeld is a 1936 American musical drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and produced by Hunt Stromberg. It stars William Powell as the theatrical impresario Florenz "Flo" Ziegfeld Jr., Luise Rainer as Anna Held, and Myrna Loy as Billie Burke.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Z. Leonard](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-z-leonard)
- **Screenplay:** [William Anthony McGuire](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-anthony-mcguire)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Walter Donaldson](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-donaldson)
- **Producer:** [Hunt Stromberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/hunt-stromberg)
- **Director of Photography:** [George J. Folsey](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-j-folsey), [Oliver T. Marsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-t-marsh), [Ray June](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-june)
- **Editor:** [William S. Gray](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-s-gray)

## Cast

- [Richard Tucker](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-tucker)
- [Reginald Owen](https://cinepixo.com/people/reginald-owen)
- [Virginia Bruce](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-bruce)
- [Harriet Hoctor](https://cinepixo.com/people/harriet-hoctor)
- [Robert Greig](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-greig)
- [Edward Arnold](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-arnold)
- [Frank Morgan](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-morgan) as Jack Billings
- [Selmer Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/selmer-jackson)
- [Adrienne D'Ambricourt](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrienne-d-ambricourt)
- [Mae Questel](https://cinepixo.com/people/mae-questel)
- [Jay Eaton](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-eaton)
- [Pat Nixon](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-nixon)
- [Raymond Walburn](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-walburn)
- [Charles Trowbridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-trowbridge)
- [Ernest Cossart](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-cossart)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-ziegfeld-1936
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