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Ziegfeld Follies (1945) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by Merrill Pye and Lemuel Ayers and produced by Arthur Freed.

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Ziegfeld Follies (1946)

By Cameron on Oct 28, 2015 From The Blonde At The Film

via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/96661/Ziegfeld-Follies/#tcmarcp-159247 ?Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. Ziegfeld Follies?is a Technicolor explosion of MGM’s talent and stunningly over-the-top production values. Originally intended to premiere in 1944 as part of MGM’s 2... Read full article


Ziegfeld Follies (1946)

By Cameron on Oct 28, 2015 From The Blonde At The Film

via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/96661/Ziegfeld-Follies/#tcmarcp-159247 ?Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. Ziegfeld Follies?is a Technicolor explosion of MGM’s talent and stunningly over-the-top production values. Originally intended to premiere in 1944 as part of MGM’s 2... Read full article


Classic Films in Focus: ZIEGFELD FOLLIES (1945)

By Jennifer Garlen on Jul 9, 2013 From Virtual Virago

Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. and his legacy captivated Hollywood, especially once the rise of the talkies made Ziegfeld style entertainments possible onscreen. Most classic Hollywood musicals opt for a narrative framework to hold their production numbers together, but others, like Ziegfeld Follies (1945), ... Read full article


Classic Films in Focus: ZIEGFELD FOLLIES (1945)

By Jennifer Garlen on Jul 9, 2013 From Virtual Virago

Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. and his legacy captivated Hollywood, especially once the rise of the talkies made Ziegfeld style entertainments possible onscreen. Most classic Hollywood musicals opt for a narrative framework to hold their production numbers together, but others, like Ziegfeld Follies (1945), ... Read full article


Classic Films in Focus: ZIEGFELD FOLLIES (1945)

By Jennifer Garlen on Jul 9, 2013 From Virtual Virago

Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. and his legacy captivated Hollywood, especially once the rise of the talkies made Ziegfeld style entertainments possible onscreen. Most classic Hollywood musicals opt for a narrative framework to hold their production numbers together, but others, like Ziegfeld Follies (1945), ... Read full article


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


[first lines]
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.: Ah... Saturday, September twenty fifth. Another heavenly day. Ah, yes. Always a heavenly day.


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Broadway's "Ziegfeld Follies of 1936" had employed two members of its creative team who later would collaborate on the MGM film. Vincente Minnelli received credit as Scenic Designer of the stage show, plus additional credit as Costume Designer for two numbers written by Vernon Duke (music) and Ira Gershwin (lyrics): "Island in the West Indies," sung by Gertrude Niesen and danced by Josephine Baker; and "Sentimental Weather," sung and danced by June Preisser, her sister Cherry Preisser and Duke McHale. The movie's Dance Director, Robert Alton, had choreographed the 1936 Broadway "Follies."
The horse ridden by Lucille Ball is the Lone Ranger's Silver.
One of only two films in which Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire danced together. The other was That's Entertainment, Part II.
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