The Great Ziegfeld Backdrop

The Great Ziegfeld

At the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, sideshow barker Florenz Ziegfeld turns the tables on his more-successful neighbor Billings, and also steals his girlfriend. This pattern repeats throughout their lives, as Ziegfeld makes and loses many fortunes putting on ever-bigger, more spectacular shows

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Box Office

Budget: $2,183,000
Revenue: $4,673,000
ROI: +114.1%

Verdict: Hit

Trailer

Crew

Directors

> Robert Z. Leonard (Director)
> Oliver T. Marsh (Director of Photography)
> Merritt B. Gerstad (Director of Photography)
> Karl Freund (Director of Photography)
> George J. Folsey (Director of Photography)
> Ray June (Director of Photography)
> Douglas Shearer (Sound Director)

Writers

> William Anthony McGuire (Screenplay)