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{{quote|''I've got to have more steps. I need more steps. I've got to get higher. Higher.''|'''Florenz Ziegfeld'''}} |
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A 1936 [[Biopic]] about Broadway's most famous producer of his day. It is also a showcase for numbers from his most famous shows. And it won the [[Academy Award]] for Best Picture. |
A 1936 [[Biopic]] about Broadway's most famous producer of his day. It is also a showcase for numbers from his most famous shows. And it won the [[Academy Award]] for Best Picture. |
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* [[Character as Himself]]: Ray Bolger, Harriet Hoctor, and [[Funny Girl|Fanny Brice |
* [[Character as Himself]]: Ray Bolger, Harriet Hoctor, and [[Funny Girl|Fanny Brice]], all veterans of the Ziegfeld Follies. |
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* [[Costume Porn]]: Both on and off his stage shows. |
* [[Costume Porn]]: Both on and off his stage shows. |
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* [[Famous Last Words]]: The page quote; his last words were a bit different. |
* [[Famous Last Words]]: The page quote; his last words were a bit different. |
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{{Academy Award Best Picture}} |
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[[Category:Films of the 1930s]] |
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[[Category:The Great Ziegfeld]] |
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I've got to have more steps. I need more steps. I've got to get higher. Higher.
—Florenz Ziegfeld
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A 1936 Biopic about Broadway's most famous producer of his day. It is also a showcase for numbers from his most famous shows. And it won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Tropes used in The Great Ziegfeld include:
- Character as Himself: Ray Bolger, Harriet Hoctor, and Fanny Brice, all veterans of the Ziegfeld Follies.
- Costume Porn: Both on and off his stage shows.
- Famous Last Words: The page quote; his last words were a bit different.
- Oscar Bait
- Pretty in Mink: His first wife wears and ermine muff, hat, and trimmed jacket. His second wife is given a chinchilla cape for Christmas.
