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The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. looks down from Heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. looks down from Heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. looks down from Heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
- Directors
- Lemuel Ayers(segment Love)
- Roy Del Ruth(segment A Sweepstakes Ticket)
- Robert Lewis(segment Number Please)
- Writers
- David Freedman(segment A Sweepstakes Ticket)
- Hugh Martin(segment Love)
- Ralph Blane(segment Love)
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- TriviaThe horse ridden by Lucille Ball is The Lone Ranger (1949)'s Silver. When Life magazine showed a photo of Silver in his pink feathers and bows with the headline 'Silver is a Sissy', the horse's trainer threatened to sue MGM for defamation of Silver's character.
- GoofsTowards the end of the "This Heart of Mine" number, as Fred Astaire and Lucille Bremer begin to dance back to the palace, dancers in the background (screen left) clearly are struggling to stabilize some of the antler-tree props.
- Quotes
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.: Children play with the dreams of tomorrow. And old men play with the memories of yesterday.
- Crazy creditsZiegfeld Follies credits are in alphabetical order. That is why "Bunin" comes before "Charisse"
- Alternate versionsThere is an Italian edition of this film on DVD, "FOLLIE DI ZIEGFELD", re-edited in double version (1.33:1 and 1.78:1) with the contribution of film historian Riccardo Cusin. This version is also available for streaming on some platforms.
- ConnectionsEdited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
- SoundtracksHere's to the Girls
Music by Roger Edens
Lyrics by Arthur Freed
Sung by Fred Astaire, chorus
Danced by Cyd Charisse, Lucille Ball, chorus
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A MGM Masterpiece
I have enjoyed reading the various postings about this movie, but found it somewhat depressing to find so many viewers have been obviously conditioned by present day "standards of talent." (and by that I mean there is no one today to fill the shoes of these musical giants). Speaking for myself, this was quite an amazing achievement in the form it was meant to be -- a "Review" -- not a musical with a storyline -- and I think it is only fair to judge it on those terms, rather than what you wished it would be. My opinion: most of the comedy numbers were OK, but one should remember that these numbers were directed at a 1946 audience, who appreciated this kind of gentle humor more than present day viewers. As for the musical numbers -- I don't think MGM ever mounted anything as lavish and, in particular, "This Heart of Mine". One posting said the storyline didn't make any sense (it certainly did to me), and more than one decried the inadequacy of Lucille Bremer as a dancer. Lucille Bremer was not only beautiful, but was an excellent dancer and for me, they were perfect together. "Limehouse Blues" (filmed on the "Dorian Gray" set) is one for the history books. Judy Garland looked beautiful and, in an early example, showed what a terrific range she possessed. The Technicolor was magnificent. By the way, contrary to what was posted, this was one of MGM's highest grosses of he 1940s.
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- juanandrichard
- Feb 1, 2012
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- Ziegfeld Follies of 1944
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- Budget
- $3,240,816 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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