The Great Ziegfeld

(1936)

185 minutes

Musical

Directed by Robert Z. Leonard

Cast:

William Powell as Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
Myrna Loy as Billie Burke
Luise Rainer as Anna Held
Frank Morgan as Jack Billings
Fanny Brice as Herself
Virginia Bruce as Audrey Dane
Reginald Owen as Sampson
Ray Bolger as Himself
Ernest Cossart as Sidney
Joseph Cawthorn as Dr. Ziegfeld 
Nat Pendleton as Eugen Sandow
Harriet Hoctor as Herself
Jean Chatburn as Mary Lou
Paul Irving as Erlanger
Herman Bing as Costumer
Buddy Doyle as Eddie Cantor

The Great Ziegfeld trailer

The film is a musical extravaganza set in Chicago World's Fair during 1893, where Flo Ziegfeld takes the girlfriend of his neighbor who makes more money. He keeps repeating these actions throughout his life, trying to compete and do better than everyone else.