‘The Great Ziegfeld’ won three Academy Awards in the year 1936, including Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Dance Direction. It was nominated for four other awards. The film was directed by Robert Z. Leonard, and produced by Hunt Stromberg. The movie stars William Powell, Luise Rainer, and Myrna Loy.
It is a biopic about Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. Broadway theatre’s most famous producer of his time. From humble beginnings, Ziegfeld reaches the heights of success, producing hit show after hit show, and staging the famous Ziegfeld Follies.
The screenplay by William Anthony McGuire, was a “novelty” to the audience. The film was shot at MGM Studios in Culver City, California, mostly in the latter half of 1935. At the time of its release, the movie was acclaimed as the greatest musical biography to be made in Hollywood.
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