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Ziegfeld Girl

1941 · 132 min

A lavish, bittersweet backstage spectacle where glittering showbiz dreams slowly curdle into heartbreak and quiet tragedy.

Directed by
Robert Z. Leonard
Genres
Drama, Music, Romance
Starring
James Stewart, Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr
Tagline
GREATEST MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA OF ALL TIME!
Overview
Discovery by Flo Ziegfeld changes a girl's life but not necessarily for the better, as three beautiful women find out when they join the spectacle on Broadway: Susan, the singer who must leave behind her ageing vaudevillian father; vulnerable Sheila, the working girl pursued both by a millionaire and by her loyal boyfriend from Flatbush; and the mysterious European beauty Sandra, whose concert violinist husband cannot endure the thought of their escaping from poverty by promenading her glamor in skimpy costumes.

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Directed by
Robert Z. Leonard
Genres
Drama, Music, Romance
Starring
James Stewart, Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • class
  • love
  • betrayal
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism6
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, music, romance
Directed by
Robert Z. Leonard
Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
132 min
Country
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Languages
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