The Great Ziegfeld: Best Picture 1936

THE GREAT ZIEGFELD (Musical/Biography - NR) PRODUCER: Henry Blanke ABOUT THE FILM This big, flamboyant musical follows the career of Florenz Ziegfeld, "The Ziegfeld Follies", and the details of his two marriages. DIRECTED BY: Robert Z. Leonard (who received a nomination).

THE CAST INCLUDES William Powell (ONE WAY PASSAGE, MY MAN GODFREY, THE THIN MAN, LIFE WITH FATHER, MR. ROBERTS) Myrna Loy (THE THIN MAN, A CONNECTICUT YANKEE, LOVE ME TONIGHT, THE MASK OF FU MANCHU, WHEN LADIES MEET, THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, THE APRIL FOOLS, AIRPORT 75) Luise Rainer / Oscared! (THE GOOD EARTH, THE BIG CITY, HOSTAGES) With Frank Morgan, Virgina Bruce, Fannie Brice, Leon Errol, Gilda Gray, Ray Bolger, Nat Pendleton, Reginald Owen, and Stanley Morner (Dennis Morgan). NOTES & TRIVA Seymour Felix won an Oscar for Dance Direction for the musical number "A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody". Myrna Loy, his second wife is also William Powell's co-star (wife) in six THE THIN MAN movies. The telephone scene with Luise Rainer is still considered a classic. OTHER NOMINATIONS Actress (*) Direction Writing Art Direction Editing OTHER "BEST PICTURE" NOMINATIONS ANTHONY ADVERSE DODSWORTH LIBELED LADY MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN ROMEO AND JULIET SAN FRANCISCO THE STORY OF LOUIS PASTEUR A TALE OF TWO CITIES GO TO: Next Year

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