
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

William Powell
Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.

Myrna Loy
Billie Burke

Luise Rainer
Anna Held

Frank Morgan
Billings

Fanny Brice
Fannie Brice

Virginia Bruce
Audrey Dane

Reginald Owen
Sampston

Ray Bolger
Ray Bolger

Ernest Cossart
Sidney

Joseph Cawthorn
Dr. Ziegfeld

Nat Pendleton
Sandow

Dennis Morgan
Stage Singer in "Pretty Girl" Number

The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan

Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind

The Sea Inside
The Sea Inside

Mamonas Assassinas: The Movie
Mamonas Assassinas: The Movie

The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man

Lorenzo's Oil
Lorenzo's Oil

Malcolm X
Malcolm X

The 12th Man
The 12th Man

Shakespeare in Love
Shakespeare in Love

Exodus
Exodus

Brubaker
Brubaker

Viva Zapata!
Viva Zapata!