Extravaganza Medley - The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

[1707DASH]

Doris Eaton, the last REAL Ziegfeld Girl, passed-away in the past couple of years. One can only imagine what a real show was like... maybe not as dramatic for obvious cinematic reasons. Ask yourself why are those girls dancing on the beds to "You" and pretending to drink champagne sexier than anything you could see today. Yes, sadly much is lost in today's world,

[David10brook]

I GUESS WE HAVE LOST SO MUCH IN TODAY´S WORLD!

[MisssTeee75]

I wish I had the chance to see a ziegfeld show or even be a ziegfeld girl :-)

[rialtobaby]

FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAABULOUS !

[gregoryagogo]

You cut off the beginning!

[KURISUCHRIS99]

this movie seems to go on and on,but it is a very good film,i still have never finished it,i didnt even see myrna loy yet.

[alynicole2289]

what are the lyrics to "you"

song after u gotta pull strings?

i looked everywhere for them. and LOVE the song

[FoPo4]

I have this on VHS but this version's quality is so much better. Say, doesn't Luise Rainer shown at 1:40 look healthy! :)

[Bootboyrick]

What a great production numbers those are. It's to bad Hollywood doesn't have that kind of talent to do this kind of stuff anymore. When i worked at Radio City Music Hall several years ago we did something very similar to this with these three song. That's when Radio City had big stage productions.

[c3cubed]

@Bootboyrick Yes, it really does "out-ziegfeld- ziegeld", as was the original intention of the film when released, and to give audiences the pleasure of what it would be like to have a night out in the New Amsterdam. Your remark about today's lack of talent is correct. Not only that however, the film cost a staggering 3.5 million in 1936 - in today's dollars, close to half a billion! Not even James Cameron has spent that, (yet) & not sure if anyone would be that brave today given the risks!

[hannahlmatt]

Now I know why Ray Bolger was so good at playing the scarecrow!!

[tallpaul521]

@hannahlmatt Bolger made his name as an "Eccentric" dancer. You must see him in his signature number, "Once In Love With Amy".