Great Ziegfeld

Year: 1936

Grade: C

Country: USA

Director: Leonard

Review

much lighter and less interesting version of sweet smell of success. instead of tony curtis you get the lesser william powell and instead of seeing the dark underbelly of the industry, you see a humorous representation of a guy who tells little lies and plays little con games to get his way. the serious moments in the film are awkward and gross rather than telling and poignant. down to seven unseen best picture winners now. did i mention that this one is over 3 hours long? jeesh. has about a million musical numbers on the stage (the show within the show). some of the music is well blended, but nothing spectacular. ray bolger (scarecrow from wizard of oz) has a small role as himself. pretty blah movie overall.

Watched on TV