Ziegfeld Follies (1945 film)
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Ziegfeld Follies is a 1945 MGM musical revue film featuring an all-star cast in lavish, loosely connected song, dance, and comedy segments inspired by Florenz Ziegfeld’s famous Broadway shows.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthology film
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film ⓘ musical revue film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy |
Cedric Gibbons
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Jack Martin Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Ziegfeld Follies
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stage revues by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. ⓘ |
| choreographyBy |
Gene Kelly
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Robert Alton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ray June NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy |
Adrian
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Irene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director |
Charles Walters
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George Sidney NERFINISHED ⓘ Lemar Cooley NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Del Ruth NERFINISHED ⓘ Vincente Minnelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Loew's, Inc.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Albert Akst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
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surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
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| featuresSegmentType |
comedy sketch
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dance ⓘ song ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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musical ⓘ revue ⓘ |
| hasFormat | sketch-based musical revue ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacterPlayedBy | William Powell as Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Herbert Stothart
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Roger Edens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | loosely connected sketches ⓘ |
| notableFor |
all-star MGM cast
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lavish Technicolor production numbers ⓘ |
| notableSegment |
"A Great Lady Has an Interview"
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"Limehouse Blues" NERFINISHED ⓘ "The Babbitt and the Bromide" NERFINISHED ⓘ "This Heart of Mine" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
"Here's to the Girls"
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"Love" NERFINISHED ⓘ "This Heart of Mine" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Arthur Freed Unit musicals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. as a character ⓘ |
| producer | Arthur Freed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1946-04-08 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 110 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Kay Van Riper
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Leon Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ William Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDecorationBy | Edwin B. Willis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | backstage of a revue ⓘ |
| stars |
Edward Arnold
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Esther Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Fanny Brice NERFINISHED ⓘ Fred Astaire NERFINISHED ⓘ Gene Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ James Melton NERFINISHED ⓘ Judy Garland NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathryn Grayson NERFINISHED ⓘ Lena Horne NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucille Ball NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Skelton NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ William Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | Broadway-style revue ⓘ |
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