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The Hollywood Musical: The Great Ziegfeld

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

A selection of musical milestones from the golden days of the silver screen
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Tonight: the 1936 production of The Great Ziegfeld
starring William Powell, Myrna Loy
with Luise Rainer, Fannie Brice, Frank Morgan, Virginia Bruce, Reginald Owen, Ray Bolger

A spectacular musical entertainment based on the life and loves of America's greatest showman.
By today's standards this is a very long film, but it is sustained by some of the most tuneful and spectacular numbers ever filmed-including the famous 'A pretty girl is like a melody' staged on a gigantic rotating spiral rostrum.

Contributors

Story and screenplay:
William Anthony McGuire
Dances staged by:
Seymour Felix
Producer:
Hunt Stromberg
Director:
Robert Z. Leonard
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.:
William Powell
Billie Burke:
Myrna Loy
Anna Held:
Luise Rainer
Billings:
Frank Morgan
Fannie Brice:
null Herself
Audrey:
Virginia Bruce
Sampston:
Reginald Owen
Ray Bolger:
null Himself
Source: Radio Times

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