Ziegfeld Girl (1941)

Discovery by Flo Ziegfeld changes a girl's life but not necessarily for the better, as three beautiful women find out when they join the spectacle on Broadway: Susan, the singer who must ... See full summary »

Directors:

Robert Z. Leonard, Busby Berkeley

Writers:

Marguerite Roberts (screenplay), Sonya Levien (screenplay),

Stars:

James Stewart, Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Stewart	...	Gilbert Young
Judy Garland	...	Susan Gallagher
Hedy Lamarr	...	Sandra Kolter
Lana Turner	...	Sheila Regan
Tony Martin	...	Frank Merton
Jackie Cooper	...	Jerry Regan
Ian Hunter	...	Geoffrey Collis
Charles Winninger	...	'Pop' Gallagher
Edward Everett Horton	...	Noble Sage
Philip Dorn	...	Franz Kolter
Paul Kelly	...	John Slayton
Eve Arden	...	Patsy Dixon
Dan Dailey	...	Jimmy Walters (as Dan Dailey Jr.)
Al Shean	...	Al
Fay Holden	...	Mrs. Regan

Storyline

Discovery by Flo Ziegfeld changes a girl's life but not necessarily for the better, as three beautiful women find out when they join the spectacle on Broadway: Susan, the singer who must leave behind her ageing vaudevillian father; vulnerable Sheila, the working girl pursued both by a millionaire and by her loyal boyfriend from Flatbush; and the mysterious European beauty Sandra, whose concert violinist husband cannot endure the thought of their escaping from poverty by promenading her glamor in skimpy costumes.

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Plot Keywords:

violinist | millionaire | singer | chorus girl | ziegfeld follies | 

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Taglines:

GREATEST MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA OF ALL TIME!

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Genres:

Drama | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 April 1941 (USA)

Also Known As:

Enas rolos gia mena

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Loew's, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

132 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sexual innuendo occurs several times. In the opening scenes with Shiela Regan (Lana Turner) as the elevator operator, she is describing to a friend her meeting Flo Ziegfeld on her elevator. She reports that he liked her ankles. When asked about her heels Shiela makes a gesture with her cupped hand indicating he liked "round heels" a reference to women who fall easily into bed.

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Quotes

Jimmy Walters: Soon as I saw you, I said to myself, that's a hot lookin' little number.
Sheila 'Red': Don't let it throw ya champ. I'm 20 degrees cooler than you think.
Jimmy Walters: Ah, one of them refrigerated dames, huh?
Sheila 'Red': That's right. You're not the guy to defrost me either.

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Connections

Referenced in Flawless (1999)

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Soundtracks

"Minnie from Trinidad"
(1941) (uncredited)
Written by Roger Edens
Played during the opening credits
With The Kids from Seville: Antonio and Rosario
Sung and Danced to by Judy Garland (uncredited) and chorus, and danced to by Sergio Orta (uncredited)
Sung by Lana Turner (uncredited) (dubbed by Virginia Rees (uncredited))

User Reviews

Strange musical

Very odd MGM musical that mixes huge production numbers with depressing, heavy-handed melodrama. The main characters are played by Judy Garland (great and full of life), Jimmy Stewart (looks and acts miserable), Hedy Lamarr (incredibly beautiful but vacant), and Lana Turner (pretty good until she goes bad and REALLY overdoes it). Everybody looks fantastic...even Turner when she falls apart.. The production numbers are astounding with unbelievable costumes (this film really should have been in color). They're very long but never dull...the standout numbers are "You Stepped Out of a Dream" and "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows". The one problem is the melodrama is really overwrought and overdone. It drags the movie down and makes it seem much longer than it is (there's no reason for this to be dragged out over 2 hours). Still, see this for the songs and costumes.