Ziegfeld Girl

I watched this musical last night on Turner Classics - part of the salute to Hedy Lamarr. ZIEGFELD GIRL is an odd sequel film. Planned in 1938 as a follow up to the big MGM 1936 success THE GREAT ZIEGFELD,... Full review

Wow, this was tough movie for me to sit through. First, it was way too long at two-and-a- quarter hours; second, the music didn't appeal to me, and three, the story wasn't appealing. Other than that, it was great.However, if... Full review

I first saw this film at the old Ziegfeld Theater in Manhattan back in the Sixties. The theater was showing a triple Ziegfeld feature: The Great Ziegfeld, Ziegfeld Follies and Ziegfeld Girl. It ran over 8 hours and I was... Full review

Lana Turner, Heddy Lamar, and Judy Garland get into the Ziegfeld Follies and promptly go to pot in this backstage soaper about the pitfalls of celebrity.Lana is a saucy elevator operator who aspires to marry Jimmy Stewart--until a Ziegfeld talent... Full review

This film is one of my favorite classic movies. I could watch this movie all day and still not get tired of it. I'm even thinking of writing a remake to it. But that's besides the point. My favorite performances... Full review

Strangely, this an overlooked film, quite unusual considering that is stars a number of movie legends, but may be due to the fact that in terms of story line there's nothing "stand-out" about it, as with the performances (exception being... Full review

There are actually three girls who get into the Ziegfeld Follies in this b/w MGM feature. Judy Garland of course has a fabulous voice (especially when singing 'I'm Always Chasing Rainbows' so quietly); Lana Turner has false poise; and Hedy... Full review

There are lots of comments using the word 'unusual' to describe the book's lack of spontaneous musical numbers. I think that can be forgiven, since the whole business is a backstage-style melodrama of the Ziegfeld dynasty. The film's predecessor "The... Full review

An interesting film for Judy Garland because she is not the "star." She's very young in this one and her seeming good health is glorious to see. Notice all the costumes! They were all designed by Adrian. Adrian was MGM's... Full review

The story of three girls who join the fabulous Ziegfeld Follies. One makes it big, one goes back to her husband, and one goes bad, Hollywood style.It's too bad this movie was shot in black and white, most of the... Full review

Oh, to be a Ziegfield girl. $75 a week and the chance to make it to the moon. But, sometimes that shooting star hits the ground with a thud. ... Full Article