The rise of a showgirl, Gloria Hughes, culminating in a Ziegfeld extravaganza "Glorifying the American Girl".The rise of a showgirl, Gloria Hughes, culminating in a Ziegfeld extravaganza "Glorifying the American Girl".The rise of a showgirl, Gloria Hughes, culminating in a Ziegfeld extravaganza "Glorifying the American Girl".
Gloria Shea
- Barbara
- (as Olive Shea)
Noah Beery
- Noah Beery
- (uncredited)
Irving Berlin
- Irving Berlin
- (uncredited)
Billie Burke
- Billie Burke
- (uncredited)
Desha Delteil
- Dancer in Bubble Dance Sequence
- (uncredited)
Charles B. Dillingham
- Charles Dillingham
- (uncredited)
Texas Guinan
- Texas Guinan
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaFanny Brice, Will Rogers and Marilyn Miller were scheduled to make cameo appearances in this film. But since Brice was appearing in a play by Ziegfeld rival David Belasco, Miller was under contract to Warner Bros. and Rogers under contract to Fox, they did not appear in the film.
- Quotes
Mrs. Hughes: Damn it!
[the first talking movie to use the word Damn uncensored]
- Alternate versionsA black-and-white print currently shown on television (which was cut down to 87 minutes) was made in the 1950s and has a number of sequences cut due to their Pre-Code content (nudity, etc.). The film was restored to the length of 96 minutes, with the original Technicolor sequences, by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof (1998)
- SoundtracksWhat Wouldn't I Do for That Man?
(1929) (uncredited)
Music by Jay Gorney
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Sung by Helen Morgan
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This film may be a bit creaky, but still it is very satisfying to watch. I DID NOT need the fast forward button. To see a filmed performance of a probably pared down Ziegfield Show was an enjoyable experience overall. The music and the dance scenes were excellently executed and are a treat. Many of the principals had very limited film exposure afterwards, especially Mary Eaton and Dan Healy The specialties by Cantor and Vallee were also good, But, it was a pure thrill to see Helen Morgan singing, "What Wouldn't I Do for That Man"!!
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- Dansösen från Ziegfeld Follies
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- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
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