The Great Ziegfeld
The Great Ziegfeld is a 1936 film. Although Florenz Ziegfeld's life provides a plot thread for this movie, it's really meant to showcase a series of spectacular musical productions. The film includes original music by Walter Donaldson and Irving Berlin. In its cast were William Powell (as Ziegfeld), Myrna Loy (as Ziegfeld's wife Billie Burke), Luise Rainer (as the actress Anna Held), Nat Pendleton (as strongman Eugene Sandow), Frank Morgan, Virginia Bruce. Ziegfeld performers Fanny Brice and Ray Bolger played themselves.
The movie managed to win three Oscars:
- Academy Award for Best Picture - Hunt Stromberg, producer
- Academy Award for Best Actress - Luise Rainer
- Academy Award for Best Dance Direction - Seymour Felix - For "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody".
It was nominated for an additional four: