The Great Ziegfeld

1936 · 185 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 9,334 VOTES · DIR. Robert Z. Leonard

The Great Ziegfeld poster

Overview

At the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, sideshow barker Florenz Ziegfeld turns the tables on his more-successful neighbor Billings, and also steals his girlfriend. This pattern repeats throughout their lives, as Ziegfeld makes and loses many fortunes putting on ever-bigger, more spectacular shows

Dialogue Timeline — 2,008 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:07:03 Step right up to the platform, ladies and gentlemen.
00:12:28 ...he'd spend it on the girl he liked tomorrow night.
00:18:16 Oh, look at those huge shoulders. Aren't they marvelous?
00:24:06 If you're my fellow, why are you going away?
00:30:35 You're....
00:37:21 Oh, Marie, these flowers are very nice.
00:41:42 I'll advertise your name from every corner.
00:47:13 Marie, did you try to get Monsieur Ziegfeld again?
00:51:39 We'll let him wait till I'm finished. Come on, play, play, play.
00:57:53 You are magnificent, my wife. Flo."
01:03:08 Of course you could. Don't be silly.
01:07:59 Wire me, will you?
01:13:59 - Well, what seems to be the trouble? - No trouble, I hope, except--
01:42:16 He taught me how to walk and how to dress...
01:47:23 Oh, well....
01:53:52 Besides, a bargain's a bargain. Here.
01:59:14 I'm going on with this new edition with Brice...
02:05:53 Well, Flo, congratulations.
02:13:06 Yes, they say he's a terrible lady's man. Well, I suppose that's forgivable.
02:18:25 Call his office. I will congratulate him.
02:23:48 Well, I don't know. Let's see.
02:37:04 ...you need never fear me.
02:42:32 Everything.
02:48:29 - Really? - Yeah.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed2,008
Dialogue density10.9 lines / min
First line00:07:03
Final line02:48:29

Production Record

DirectorRobert Z. Leonard
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,183,000
Revenue$4,673,000
IMDb votes9,334