Ziegfeld Follies (1946) - film review

Lemuel Ayers, Roy Del Ruth, Robert Lewis, Vincente Minnelli, Merrill Pye, George Sidney, Charles Walters

Comedy / Musical

Summary

Ziegfeld Follies is an American film comedy first released in 1946, directed by Lemuel Ayers, Roy Del Ruth, Robert Lewis, Vincente Minnelli, Merrill Pye, George Sidney and Charles Walters. The film stars Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Lucille Bremer, Fanny Brice and Judy Garland. It has also been released under the title: Ziegfeld Follies of 1946. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Credits

Director: Lemuel Ayers, Roy Del Ruth, Robert Lewis, Vincente Minnelli, Merrill Pye, George Sidney, Charles Walters
Script: John Murray Anderson, Lemuel Ayers, Peter Barr, Guy Bolton, Allen Boretz, Irving Brecher, Eddie Cantor, Erik Charell, Harry Crane, Roger Edens, Joseph Erens, David Freedman, Devery Freeman, Everett Freeman, E.Y. Harburg, Lou Holtz, Cal Howard, Al Lewis, Robert Lewis, Max Liebman, Eugene Loring, Wilkie C. Mahoney, Jack McGowan, William Noble, James O’Hanlon, Samson Raphaelson, Philip Rapp, William Schorr, Joseph Schrank, Edna Skelton, Red Skelton, Frank Sullivan, Kay Thompson, Harry Tugend, Charles Walters, Edgar Allan Woolf
Photo: George J. Folsey, Charles Rosher, Ray June
Cast: Fred Astaire (Himself (in "Here’s to the Ladies")), Lucille Ball (Herself in ’Here’s to the Ladies’), Lucille Bremer (Princess in ’This Heart of Mine’), Fanny Brice (Norma in ’A Sweepstakes Ticket’), Judy Garland (The Star in ’A Great Lady Has An Interview’), Kathryn Grayson (Herself in ’Beauty’), Lena Horne (Herself in ’Love’), Gene Kelly (Gentleman in ’The Babbit and the Bromide’), James Melton (Alfredo in scene from ’La Traviata’), Victor Moore (Lawyer’s Client in ’Pay the Two Dollars’), Red Skelton (J. Newton Numbskull in ’When Television Comes’), Esther Williams (Herself in ’A Water Ballet’), William Powell (Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.), Edward Arnold (Lawyer in ’Pay the Two Dollars’), Marion Bell (Violetta in scene from ’La Traviata’), Cyd Charisse (Dance Specialty), Hume Cronyn (Monty (in "A Sweepstakes Ticket")), William Frawley (Martin in ’A Sweepstakes Ticket’), Robert Lewis (Chinese Gentleman in ’Limehouse Blues’), Virginia O’Brien (Herself in ’Here’s to the Ladies’), Keenan Wynn (Caller in ’Number Please’), Bunin’s Puppets (The Puppets), Van Johnson (Specialty (scenes deleted)), Marilyn Maxwell (Specialty (scenes deleted)), Robert Ames (Masked Man in ’Limehouse Blues’), Karin Booth (Ziegfeld Girl), Helen Boyce (Countess in ’This Heart of Mine’), Lucille Casey (Ziegfeld Girl), Elise Cavanna (Tall Woman), Feodor Chaliapin Jr. (Lieutenant in ’This Heart of Mine’), Naomi Childers (Duchess in ’This Heart of Mine’), Charles Coleman (Major-Domo in ’This Heart of Mine’), Aina Constant (Ziegfeld Girl), Joseph Crehan (First Judge in ’Pay the Two Dollars’), William B. Davidson (Second Judge in ’Pay the Two Dollars’), Jack Deery (Extra Man), Frances Donelan (Ziegfeld Girl), Natalie Draper (Ziegfeld Girl), Eddie Dunn (Third Subway Policeman in ’Pay the Two Dollars’), Rex Evans (Butler in ’A Great Lady Has An Interview’), Sam Flint (Major-Domo’s Assistant in ’This Heart of Mine’), Sam Garrett (Roping), Sidney Gordon (Masked Man in ’This Heart of Mine’), Aileen Haley (Ziegfeld Girl), Carol Haney (Ziegfeld Girl), Harry Hayden (Warden in ’Pay the Two Dollars’), George Hill (Second Subway Policeman in ’Pay the Two Dollars’), Shirlee Howard (Ziegfeld Girl), James King (Rooster in ’Limehouse Blues’), Peter Lawford (Porky in ’Number Please’), Harriet Lee (Bar Singer in ’Limehouse Blues’), Eugene Loring (Costermonger in ’Limehouse Blues’), Charles Lunard (Masked Man in ’Limehouse Blues’), Matt Mattox (Masked Man in ’Limehouse Blues’), Helen O’Hara (Ziegfeld Girl), Garry Owen (First Subway Policeman in ’Limehouse Blues’), Jack Regas (Masked Man in ’Limehouse Blues’), Alex Romero (Masked Man in ’Limehouse Blues’), Noreen Roth (Ziegfeld Girl), Elaine Shepard (Ziegfeld Girl), Count Stefenelli (Count in ’This Heart of Mine’), Grady Sutton (Texan in ’Number Please’), Ray Teal (Second Subway Policeman in ’Limehouse Blues’), Audrey Totter (Telephone Operator in ’Number Please’), Dorothy Van Nuys (Ziegfeld Girl), Arthur Walsh (Telegraph Boy in ’A Sweepstakes Ticket’), Robert Wayne (Dyseptic in ’This Heart of Mine’), Eve Whitney (Ziegfeld Girl), Kay Williams (Girl in ’Number Please’)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 110 min
Aka: Ziegfeld Follies of 1946

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