Ziegfeld Girl

1941
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2h 12m

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6.7/10

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Judy Garland, James Stewart, Hedy Lamarr, and Lana Turner in Ziegfeld Girl (1941)

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In the 1920s, three women become performers in the renowned Broadway show the Ziegfeld Follies, where they find fame, love, and tragedy.In the 1920s, three women become performers in the renowned Broadway show the Ziegfeld Follies, where they find fame, love, and tragedy.In the 1920s, three women become performers in the renowned Broadway show the Ziegfeld Follies, where they find fame, love, and tragedy.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

3.5K

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Trivia
The scene in which Susan Gallagher (Judy Garland) auditions for the Ziegfeld Follies is strikingly similar to Garland's own audition for MGM in 1935. Like her character, Garland came in with her father (Frank Gumm) as her accompanist and was flopping until Roger Edens, like Slayton (Paul Kelly) in the film, took over the audition, coached her to sing more softly and subtly, and got her the MGM contract.

Goofs
Though the movie takes place in the 1920s, the clothes are clearly from the early 1940s.

Quotes
Jimmy Walters: Soon as I saw you, I said to myself, that's a hot lookin' little number.
Sheila 'Red': Don't let it throw ya champ. I'm 20 degrees cooler than you think.
Jimmy Walters: Ah, one of them refrigerated dames, huh?
Sheila 'Red': That's right. You're not the guy to defrost me either.

Connections
Edited from The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

Soundtracks
Laugh? I Thought I'd Split My Sides
(1941) (uncredited)
Written by Roger Edens
Performed by Charles Winninger and Judy Garland

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Featured review

7/10

Strange musical

Very odd MGM musical that mixes huge production numbers with depressing, heavy-handed melodrama. The main characters are played by Judy Garland (great and full of life), Jimmy Stewart (looks and acts miserable), Hedy Lamarr (incredibly beautiful but vacant), and Lana Turner (pretty good until she goes bad and REALLY overdoes it). Everybody looks fantastic...even Turner when she falls apart.. The production numbers are astounding with unbelievable costumes (this film really should have been in color). They're very long but never dull...the standout numbers are "You Stepped Out of a Dream" and "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows". The one problem is the melodrama is really overwrought and overdone. It drags the movie down and makes it seem much longer than it is (there's no reason for this to be dragged out over 2 hours). Still, see this for the songs and costumes.