Ziegfeld Follies (1945)

August 26, 1945 (US) • Music, Comedy • 110m

Overview

The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.

Directors

Vincente Minnelli, Lemuel Ayers, George Sidney, Roy Del Ruth, Robert Lewis

Writers

David Freedman, Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin

Top Billed

William Powell

Keywords

dance performance musical revue stop motion sketch comedy tap dance multi-segment

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Top Billed Cast

William Powell

Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.

Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire / Raffles / Tai Long / Gentleman

Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball (segment "Here's to the Ladies")

Lucille Bremer

Princess ("This Heart of Mine") / Moy Ling ("Limehouse Blues")

Fanny Brice

Norma Edelman (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")

Judy Garland

Star (segment "A Great Lady Has an Interview")

Kathryn Grayson

Kathryn Grayson (segment "Beauty")

Lena Horne

Lena Horne (segment "Love")

Gene Kelly

Gentleman (segment "The Babbit and the Bromide")

James Melton

Alfredo (segment "La Traviata")

Victor Moore

Lawyer's Client (segment "Pay the Two Dollars")

Red Skelton

J. Newton Numbskull (segment "When Television Comes")

Esther Williams

Esther Williams (segment "A Water Ballet")

Edward Arnold

Lawyer (segment "Pay the Two Dollars")

Marion Bell

Violetta (segment "La Traviata")

Cyd Charisse

Ballerina (segment "Beauty")

Hume Cronyn

Monty (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")

William Frawley

Martin (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")

Robert Lewis

Gentleman ("Limehouse Blues") / Man (voice) ("Number Please")

Virginia O'Brien

Virginia O'Brien (segment "Here's to the Ladies")

Keenan Wynn

Caller (segment "Number Please")

Noreen Nash

Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)

Eve Whitney

Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)

Melba Snowden

Dancer (uncredited)

Peter Lawford

Porky (segment "Number Please") (voice) (uncredited)

Crew

Charles Rosher

Director of Photography

Arthur Freed

Producer

Albert Akst

Editor

Vincente Minnelli

Director

Jack Greenwood

Assistant Director

Jack Martin Smith

Art Direction

Merrill Pye

Art Direction

Helen Rose

Costume Design

Sydney Guilaroff

Hairstylist

Al Shenberg

Assistant Director

George J. Folsey

Director of Photography

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Edwin B. Willis

Set Decoration

Lemuel Ayers

Director

George Sidney

Director

Roy Del Ruth

Director

George Gershwin

Songs

Roger Edens

Songs

Harry Warren

Songs

Hugh Martin

Songs

Lennie Hayton

Music Director

Kay Thompson

Songs

Ira Gershwin

Songs

Irene

Costume Supervisor

Robert Alton

Choreographer

Ralph Blane

Songs

Wally Heglin

Orchestrator

Arthur Freed

Songs

Roger Edens

Music Arranger

Kay Thompson

Vocals

Conrad Salinger

Orchestrator

Harry Warren

Original Music Composer

Arthur Freed

Lyricist

Jack Dawn

Makeup Designer

Mac Alper

Assistant Set Decoration

Irene Sharaff

Costume Design

Eugene Loring

Choreographer

David Freedman

Writer

Douglas Shearer

Recording Supervision

Ralph Blane

Writer

Robert Lewis

Director

Hugh Martin

Writer

Reviews

No reviews available.

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Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$3,403,000

Revenue

$5,344,000

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Ziegfeld Follies (1945)

Vincente Minnelli, Lemuel Ayers, George Sidney, Roy Del Ruth, Robert Lewis

David Freedman, Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin

Where to watch

Top Billed Cast

Crew

Reviews

Recommended Movies

Pearl

Dirty Dancing

Saturday Night Fever

Suspiria

Status

Original Language

Budget

Revenue

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