The Great Ziegfeld
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42nd Street
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About 1933 American Warner Bros. musical film
Genres drama, musical
Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Written by Rian James, James W. D. Seymour
Starring Ginger Rogers, Warner Baxter, Dick Powell, Bebe Daniels, Una Merkel, Ruby Keeler, Henry B. Walthall, George Brent
Music Harry Warren
Runtime 89 min
Country United States
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