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Ziegfeld Follies

  • 19451945
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 50m
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6.4/10
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Lucille Ball in Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. looks down from Heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.
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The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. looks down from Heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. looks down from Heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. looks down from Heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.
IMDb RATING
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3.4K
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  • Directors
    • Lemuel Ayers(segment Love)
    • Roy Del Ruth(segment A Sweepstakes Ticket)
    • Robert Lewis(segment Number Please)
  • Writers
    • David Freedman(segment A Sweepstakes Ticket)
    • Hugh Martin(segment Love)
    • Ralph Blane(segment Love)
  • Stars
    • William Powell
    • Judy Garland
    • Lucille Ball
  • Directors
    • Lemuel Ayers(segment Love)
    • Roy Del Ruth(segment A Sweepstakes Ticket)
    • Robert Lewis(segment Number Please)
  • Writers
    • David Freedman(segment A Sweepstakes Ticket)
    • Hugh Martin(segment Love)
    • Ralph Blane(segment Love)
  • Stars
    • William Powell
    • Judy Garland
    • Lucille Ball
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 61User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    William Powell
    William Powell
    • Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
    Judy Garland
    Judy Garland
    • The Star ('A Great Lady Has An Interview')
    Lucille Ball
    Lucille Ball
    • Lucille Ball ('Here's to the Ladies')
    Fred Astaire
    Fred Astaire
    • Fred Astaire ('Here's to the Ladies')…
    Lucille Bremer
    Lucille Bremer
    • Princess ('This Heart of Mine')…
    Fanny Brice
    Fanny Brice
    • Norma Edelman ('A Sweepstakes Ticket')
    Kathryn Grayson
    Kathryn Grayson
    • Kathryn Grayson ('Beauty')
    Lena Horne
    Lena Horne
    • Lena Horne ('Love')
    Gene Kelly
    Gene Kelly
    • Gentleman ('The Babbit and the Bromide')
    James Melton
    James Melton
    • Alfredo ('La Traviata')
    Victor Moore
    Victor Moore
    • Lawyer's Client ('Pay the Two Dollars')
    Red Skelton
    Red Skelton
    • J. Newton Numbskull ('When Television Comes')
    Esther Williams
    Esther Williams
    • Esther Williams ('A Water Ballet')
    Edward Arnold
    Edward Arnold
    • Lawyer ('Pay the Two Dollars')
    Marion Bell
    • Violetta ('La Traviata')
    Cyd Charisse
    Cyd Charisse
    • Ballerina ('Beauty')
    Hume Cronyn
    Hume Cronyn
    • Monty ('A Sweepstakes Ticket')
    William Frawley
    William Frawley
    • Martin ('A Sweepstakes Ticket')
    • Directors
      • Lemuel Ayers(segment Love)
      • Roy Del Ruth(segment A Sweepstakes Ticket)
      • Robert Lewis(segment Number Please)
    • Writers
      • David Freedman(segment A Sweepstakes Ticket)
      • Hugh Martin(segment Love)
      • Ralph Blane(segment Love)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      At the beginning of the "Bring On The Beautiful Girls" number, several older women are shown; these are women who actually appeared in the original Ziegfeld Follies on stage.
    • Goofs
      Towards the end of the "This Heart of Mine" number, as Fred Astaire and Lucille Bremer begin to dance back to the palace, dancers in the background (screen left) clearly are struggling to stabilize some of the antler-tree props.
    • Quotes

      Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.: Children play with the dreams of tomorrow. And old men play with the memories of yesterday.

    • Crazy credits
      Ziegfeld Follies credits are in alphabetical order. That is why "Bunin" comes before "Charisse"
    • Connections
      Edited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      Here's to the Girls
      Music by Roger Edens
      Lyrics by Arthur Freed
      Sung by Fred Astaire, chorus
      Danced by Cyd Charisse, Lucille Ball, chorus

    User reviews61

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    Featured review
    8/10
    Great entertainment
    Ziegfeld Follies is a musical comedy from 1946, from the time when they made lots of musical movies.There really isn't a plot in this movie, but who needs one anyway.As long the musical numbers are working, you really don't need a plot in a movie like this.And then there are also some really funny sketches in the movie.Especially I liked Red Skelton's and Keenan Wynn's acts.They really make you laugh.And then it is great fun to watch Fred Astaire's and Gene Kelly's musical number.This was their only musical act together.Ziegfeld Follies has many great musical numbers.The younger generation doesn't care so much about musical movies, but I'm a teen ager and I like these old musical movies.These kind of movies make me miss those times, and I wasn't even born back then!
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    • Petey-10
    • Nov 29, 1999

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    • Release date
      • April 8, 1946 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ziegfeld Follies of 1944
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Budget
      • $3,240,816 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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