0. Discovery by Flo Ziegfeld changes a girl's life, but not necessarily for the better. William Powell was loaned by MGM to Universal for the film, but Universal sold the film to MGM when costs mounted. Critics said she was the most beautiful woman ever to appear in the show. The movies 'Funny Girl' and 'Funny Lady' dramatise her life story. Afterwards, teams of workers used large rackets to keep them under control, but the gas from the bubbles remained a constant hazard, and between each take Minnelli would order the soundstage's doors open so the cast and crew could breathe. The leaded glass lamp shade that was used as set dressing for the home of Lana Turner's parents is a 15-inch "owl" shade, produced by the Duffner and Kimberly company (likely sometime between 1905-1913). They were both around at the same time, and Hollywoods greatest stars of the Golden Age were taken by the most revered photographers in Hollywood, which included Ernest A. Bachrach and Alfred Cheney Johnston. Fred Astaire and Lucille Bremer's dance was removed completely, since in every take of them, the bubbles obscured part of their face. As a result, the audience is never certain of the fate of the character, because the film jumps to the Judy Garland finale. However, the earlier Pre-Code film Glorifying the American Girl (1929) contains an accurate depiction of Ziegfeld's productions and was partly filmed in 2-strip Technicolor. However, he stubbornly continued to use his massive 1114-inch view camera well into the late 1940s and early 1950s. In "Number, Please", the voice of Jeffrey Kirsten is provided by Peter Lawford in one of his first MGM assignments. Alice M. Wilkie (1902-1987) joined George White's "Scandals" in 1923 where she spent several seasons and became a very popular dancer. Decca Records released a Judy Garland 78rpm record containing two songs from the score not performed by her in the movie: "Love" (music and lyrics by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane), a fervent air which Garland sang on radio the twice in 1945, then occasionally in her 1951-52 concerts as an encore, and two times on her CBS-TV series, The Judy Garland Show (1963): a duet with Lena Horne from the October 13, 1963 broadcast, and a solo version telecast on March 22, 1964. A musical number sung by Garland, "We Must Have Music", was deleted from the final film. The movie's Dance Director, Robert Alton, had choreographed the 1936 Broadway "Follies". Doris Eaton Travis (1904-2010) was a versatile and multifaceted American artist. Yet the Ziegfeld Follies ran until 1931, and would jumpstart the careers of several successful future Hollywood actresses. All of the showgirls looked very similar, both in appearance and in stature. These stunning photos of Ziegfeld girls from the 1910s and 1920s that will transport you back to the period of the sexiest beauty of all time. Coincidently, Frawley's character in this film shares a striking similarity with his iconic character of Fred Mertz on I Love Lucy. The "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" set alone was reported to have cost US$220,000 (US$4,053,381 in 2019 dollars[5]),[6] featuring a towering rotating volute of 70 ft (21 m) diameter with 175 spiral steps, weighing 100 tons. ". Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization. Lena Horne hated the ghetto setting for Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane's "Love" so much that she refused to make a commercial single, although she would use the song in her nightclub act several years later. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Sheila, a former elevator operator from Flatbush, Brooklyn, is torn between her love for truck driver Gil Young and her suddenly wealthy life as a showgirl, including a Park Avenue apartment, press coverage, and expensive gifts from rich male fans. The following year, in a short subject named We Must Have Music (1941), which chronicled MGM musicals from 1929 through 1941, a portion of Judy's song and dance was included. At this time, color broadcasting was in its infancy, limited to only a small number of high rated programs, primarily on NBC and NBC affiliated stations, so these film showings were all still in B&W. They became a radio programin 1932 and 1936 as The Ziegfeld Follies of the Air. The theater that Ziegfeld built in 1927 on 6th Avenue and 54th (with financial help from Hearst) was used as a cinema from the 1930s and demolished in 1966 after a brief reopening. Judy's two commercial cuts, arranged and conducted by Victor Young, recorded on January 26, 1945 and released on March 22, along with an alternate take of "This Heart of Mine", have been presented on her CD box set from MCA, "The Complete Decca Masters (Plus)". (The Ziegfeld Follies was launched in July 1907 at a cost of $13,000. Ed Gallagher died is 1929 and is played here by Charles Winninger, but Al Shean portrays himself. When the property was sold to MGM in the spring, the sisters were dropped from the project. Most of the numbers are pretty good, especially Always Chasing Rainbows, sung marvelously by Garland, and You Stepped Out of a Dream, in which Lamarr looks particularly ethereal. 4.0 out of 5 stars A Spectacle to Behold! When asked about her heels, Shiela makes a gesture with her cupped hand indicating he liked "round heels" a reference to women who fall easily into bed. Judy Garland, who played Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, auditioned for this film. Debut of actresses Leslie Brooks and Patricia Dane. Although they appear in different segments, this is the only feature film in common of I Love Lucy (1951) co-stars Lucille Ball and William Frawley. What is her full name? Description[edit] Sheet music cover for "Shine on Harvest Moon" with Ruth Ettingof the Ziegfeld Follies The pair would repeat their roles in the cut film sequence, which also featured B.S. This page is the FamousFix profile for Ziegfeld girl. They danced in complete synchronization, and were the only act that was uniform in the Ziegfeld Follies. Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2020. Susan, a seventeen-year-old from a theatrical family, is discovered performing a vaudeville act with her aging father. Ziegfeld Girls were the chorus girls from Florenz Ziegfelds theatrical Broadway revue spectaculars known as the Ziegfeld Follies (19071931), in New York City, which were based on the Folies Bergre of Paris. - An "Album of Familiar Songs" medley with Garland, Marilyn Maxwell, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Lena Horne, and Kathryn Grayson. In the film, Anna Held is said to be French, but she was actually a German Jew born in Warsaw, Poland in 1872. The two books I like, and printed after his death, are Women of Talent and Beauty and Jazz Age Beauties. The beautiful costume sketches shown in the opening scenes are uncredited, but may have been done by the talented Adrian or his staff. The beautiful brunette appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies in 1925. . Vivian Dandridge, sister of Dorothy Dandridge and daughter of Ruby Dandridge, is one of the patrons in the scene. Hedy Lamarr doesn't really do much except perhaps play a variation of herself but she's a gorgeous presence. Jimmy Walters: Soon as I saw you, I said to myself, that's a hot lookin' little number. Eventually, the fire brigade was called to turn stop it. Gene Kelly is allegedly in the Judy Garland "Trinidad" sequence. Deleted from the film was the original closing number, "We Must Have Music" (music by Nacio Herb Brown, lyrics by Gus Kahn), featuring Judy Garland, Tony Martin and Six Hits and a Miss. A huge treasure trove of extremely artistic full-nude and semi-nude full-figure studio photos with all the glass-plate negatives were found stored at a farm near Oxford, Connecticut, where he had lived since the 1940's. Most were showgirls from the Ziegfeld Follies, plus a great storehouse of both aspiring and known actors and actresses. Myrna Darby. He was married to film star Janet Gaynor for twenty years. But after learning that Frank is married to a wife who loves him, Sandra reconciles with Franz and abandons her career to support him on a concert tour. The beautiful costume sketches shown in the opening scenes are uncredited, but may have been done by the talented Adrian or his staff. Embed. The music to the film was provided by Walter Donaldson, Irving Berlin, and lyricist Harold Adamson, with choreographed scenes. Did I have anything to do with it? There is now a Ziegfeld Theater cinema right next to where it stood beside the NYC Hilton (often used for movie premieres). The on-air sketch, entitled "Bungling Burglars", had been broadcast on January 4, 1940 and featured Fanny as the precocious Snooks, with Hanley Stafford playing her exasperated Daddy. The gown designed by MGM resident designer Helen Rose, who privately designed Grace Kelly's wedding gown when she married His Royal Highness Prince Rainier of Monaco, worn by Lucille Bremer in "This Heart Of Mine" is owned by actress Arlene Fontaine. The film would go on to become one of MGM's biggest hits, earning several Oscars including Best Picture and Best Actress for the marvelous Louise Rainer. -"(We're Having a) Heat Wave" with Ethel Waters reprising the number she introduced the Broadway musical "As Thousands Cheer" - "Pass That Peace Pipe" (music and lyrics by Martin, Blane and Roger Edens) with Garland, Rooney, Ball, Walker, George Murphy, June Allyson, Gloria DeHaven, Gene Kelly, and Charles Walters (The song was later given to Joan McCracken by Walters when he directed Good News (1947).) He would return to the silver screen five years later in the classic It's a Wonderful Life (1946). Most were showgirls from the Ziegfeld Follies, plus a great storehouse of both aspiring and known actors and actresses. See production, box office & company info, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA. Report abuse. He began by painting and illustration at the National Academy of Design in New York. MGM gave this film a two-week roadshow test run at a famed legitimate showplace, the Colonial Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts, beginning August 13, 1945. Fanny Brice's material in this picture had originated on stage and radio. During the 1920s, three New York girls pursue careers performing in the iconic Ziegfeld Follies. The All-Star Cast includes James Stewart, Lana Turner, Hedy Lamarr, Judy Garland, Eve Arden, and Jackie Cooper. The film is set during Prohibition, during the heyday of the Ziegfeld Follies Broadway revue. Universal Pictures bought the film rights to Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.'s life story from his widow Billie Burke in late 1933. Gene Kelly is allegedly in the Judy Garland "Trinidad" sequence. After starring in several projects (none of them hits) Bremer asked to be released from her studio contract and walked away from her film career. ZIEGFELD GIRL was one of Lana Turner's first major roles for MGM; and she definitely has the meatiest role as Sheila. Lana Turner's character was loosely modeled after real-life Ziegfeld Girl Lillian Lorraine, who once suffered a drunken fall into the orchestra pit during an extravagant number. - "It's Getting Hot in Tahiti" (music and lyrics by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane) with Garland. Sheila 'Red': That's right. The show mixed performances by new and established acts-an incredible list of talent that included Will Rogers, Bob Hope, W. C. Fields, Josephine Baker, Eddie Cantor, Fanny Brice (the original Funny Girl), and Sophie Tucker.These acts were interspersed with musical numbers and tableaux vivant . Sexual innuendo occurs several times. Trivia Notes Brief Synopsis Comedienne Fanny Brice fights to prove that she can be the greatest star and find romance even though she isn't pretty. Susan (Judy Garland) is a vaudeville performer who desires nothing more than a shot at the big. "Ziegfeld Girl" is a 1941 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical film starring James Stewart, Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr, Lana Turner, Tony Martin, Jackie Cooper, Eve Arden, and Philip Dorn. - "Sand", a sketch with Garland and Astaire in blackface. Among others,known and unknown. Myrna Darby was one of the iconic Ziegfeld Girls of the 1920s. She reports that he liked her ankles. He had gotten married, and although it was a struggle, he managed to keep afloat. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production number 875. The stage show opened at the Winter Garden Theatre and ran from January 30 through May 9, 1936, plus a return engagement between September 14 and December 19, 1936. In 1960, Alfred Cheney Johnston donated a set of 245 large prints of his work to the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. When asked about her heels, Shiela makes a gesture with her cupped hand indicating he liked "round heels" a reference to women who fall easily into bed. The programme consists of Ziegfeld (William Powell) reviewing his past triumphs, "Bring on the Beautiful Girls" with Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, and Virginia O'Brien, "A Water Ballet" with Esther Williams, "Traviata" sung by James Melton and Marion Bell, "Pay the Two Dollars" with Victor Moore and Edward Arnold, "This Heart of Mine" and "Limehouse Blues" with Astaire and Lucille Bremer, "Number Please" with Keenan Wynn, Lena Horne sings "Love", Red Skelton in "When Television Comes", "An Interview with Judy Garland," Astaire and Gene Kelly in "The Babbitt and the Bromide", and "There's Beauty Everywhere" with Kathryn Grayson. The first Best Picture Oscar winner to have the name of a person in the title. I'm 20 degrees cooler than you think. The lengthy shooting schedule ran between April 10 and August 18, 1944, with retakes plus additional segments filmed on December 22, 1944 and then between January 25 and February 6, 1945. The horse ridden by Lucille Ball is The Lone Ranger (1949)'s Silver. ), pub. Ziegfeld Girl Trailer - YouTube Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr and Lana Turner in "Ziegfeld Girl"For full review of film, plus pictures, comments and links. She . (This routine had to be dropped when Rooney entered the Army.) Three women, Sandra Kolter, Susan Gallagher, and Sheila Regan are among those selected to join the cast of glamorous "Ziegfeld girls", and become friends. It co-stars Frank Morgan, who played the Wizard, and Ray Bolger, who played Scarecrow. Katharine Hepburn repeated the trick in 1967/68. Despite its mass publication as one of the featured songs, "It's Been So Long" is never performed in the film. - A minstrel number with Garland, Rooney, Astaire, Gene Kelly, Lou Holtz, and Nancy Walker. Ziegfeld Girl Brief Synopsis Three showgirls in the Ziegfeld Follies face romantic trials on their way to the top. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Ziegfeld Girl would (in my opinion) be worth owning on DVD for that . These beauties, decked out in Ert designs, gained many young male admirers and became objects of popular adoration. Attachment The maximum upload file size: 1 MB. The Ziegfeld Follies was a musical revue that would change the face of theater with a level of spectacle never before seen, songs from the likes of Irving Berlin and Gershwin, elaborate costumes and scenery, and of course.the Ziegfeld Girls. Ziegfeld Girl is a 1941 American musical film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring James Stewart, Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr, Lana Turner, Tony Martin, Jackie Cooper, Eve Arden, and Philip Dorn. Ziegfeld Girlswere the chorus girlsand showgirlsfrom Florenz Ziegfeld's theatrical Broadway revuespectaculars known as the Ziegfeld Follies(1907-1931), in New York City, which were based on the Folies Bergreof Paris. Louise Brooks portrait by Alfred Cheney Johnston. Other Ziegfeld girls went onto societal and business successes such as Peggy Hopkins Joyce, Helen Gallagher, Anastasia Reilly,[2] Sybil Carmen, and Irene Hayes. Nine months later, Judy would successfully audition for MGM. Adrian is credited with designing the gowns in this film. His choice of equipment might seem odd by the standards of today, even using the fairly common Graflex Speed Graphic 3 1/4 X 4 1/4 employed by Dorothea Lange,Edward Steichen and others during that period. Ada-May Weeks Adrienne Ames Agnes Franey Alberta Turner Albertina Vitak Alice Wilkie Alma Mamay Ann Pennington Annette Downs Barbara Stanwyck Bea Ackerman Billie Dove Caryl Bergman Catherine Moylan Ziegfeld Girl (1941) Trivia on IMDb: Cameos, Mistakes, Spoilers and more. Many were persuaded to leave the show to marry, some to men of substantial wealth. It had a long run as a mixed use venue, hosting everything from Vaudeville to film showings, before finally being demolished in 1959. Seriously ill and unable to sustain her luxurious lifestyle, she moves back into her family's modest Flatbush home. Gallagher & Shean was one of the most famous vaudeville and Ziegfeld Follies comedy teams. Although Kathryn Grayson would replace James Melton in the closing song, Victor Records issued, in early 1945, a commercial disc of Mr. Melton singing "There's Beauty Everywhere" with Al Goodman and His Orchestra (music by Harry Warren, lyrics by Arthur Freed). Years later, a considerable number of original Johnston printed and autographed photographic prints and many original negatives were purchased at several auctions by at least four different American collectors. Doris Eaton Travis, Broadway's longest-running performer, is planning to waltz again at the New Amsterdam Theater for two nights in March. Over the course of her career, she worked as a dancer, stage and film actress, dance instructor, writer, and rancher. 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