The Great Ziegfeld (1936) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Robert Z. Leonard.

Cast

• William Powell as Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.
• Myrna Loy as Billie Burke
• Luise Rainer as Anna Held
• Frank Morgan as Billings
• Fanny Brice as Fannie Brice
• Virginia Bruce as Audrey Dane
• Reginald Owen as Sampston
• Ray Bolger as Ray Bolger
• Ernest Cossart as Sidney
• Joseph Cawthorn as Dr. Ziegfeld
• Nat Pendleton as Sandow
• Dennis Morgan as Stage Singer in "Pretty Girl" Number
• Marcelle Corday as Marie
• Robert Greig as Ziegfeld's Butler (uncredited)
• Harriet Hoctor as Herself
• Jean Chatburn as Mary Lou
• Paul Irving as Erlanger
• Herman Bing as Costumer
• Charles Judels as Pierre
• Raymond Walburn as Sage
• A.A. Trimble as Will Rogers
• Buddy Doyle as Eddie Cantor
• Wallis Clark as Stock Broker
• Wanda Perry as Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
• William Demarest as Gene Buck (uncredited)
• Ann Gillis as Mary Lou as a Child (uncredited)
• Selmer Jackson as Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)
• John Larkin as Sam (uncredited)
• Barry Norton as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
• Charles Trowbridge as Julian Mitchell (uncredited)
• Libby Taylor as Flossie - Audrey's Maid (uncredited)

Crew

• Robert Z. Leonard — Director
• William Anthony McGuire — Screenplay
• Hunt Stromberg — Producer
• Merritt B. Gerstad — Director of Photography
• George J. Folsey — Director of Photography
• Ray June — Director of Photography
• Karl Freund — Director of Photography
• Oliver T. Marsh — Director of Photography
• Arthur Lange — Original Music Composer

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