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# The Great Ziegfeld (1936): cast and crew

31 cast and 17 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [William Powell](https://film.one/person/william-powell.md) as Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.
- [Myrna Loy](https://film.one/person/myrna-loy.md) as Billie Burke
- [Luise Rainer](https://film.one/person/luise-rainer.md) as Anna Held
- [Frank Morgan](https://film.one/person/frank-morgan.md) as Billings
- [Fanny Brice](https://film.one/person/fanny-brice.md) as Fannie Brice
- [Virginia Bruce](https://film.one/person/virginia-bruce.md) as Audrey Dane
- [Reginald Owen](https://film.one/person/reginald-owen.md) as Sampston
- [Ray Bolger](https://film.one/person/ray-bolger.md) as Ray Bolger
- [Ernest Cossart](https://film.one/person/ernest-cossart.md) as Sidney
- [Joseph Cawthorn](https://film.one/person/joseph-cawthorn.md) as Dr. Ziegfeld
- [Nat Pendleton](https://film.one/person/nat-pendleton.md) as Sandow
- [Dennis Morgan](https://film.one/person/dennis-morgan.md) as Stage Singer in "Pretty Girl" Number
- [Marcelle Corday](https://film.one/person/marcelle-corday.md) as Marie
- [Robert Greig](https://film.one/person/robert-greig.md) as Ziegfeld's Butler (uncredited)
- Harriet Hoctor as Herself
- Jean Chatburn as Mary Lou
- Paul Irving as Erlanger
- [Herman Bing](https://film.one/person/herman-bing.md) as Costumer
- [Charles Judels](https://film.one/person/charles-judels.md) as Pierre
- [Raymond Walburn](https://film.one/person/raymond-walburn.md) as Sage
- A.A. Trimble as Will Rogers
- Buddy Doyle as Eddie Cantor
- Wallis Clark as Stock Broker
- Wanda Perry as Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
- [William Demarest](https://film.one/person/william-demarest.md) as Gene Buck (uncredited)
- [Ann Gillis](https://film.one/person/ann-gillis.md) as Mary Lou as a Child (uncredited)
- Selmer Jackson as Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)
- John Larkin as Sam (uncredited)
- [Barry Norton](https://film.one/person/barry-norton.md) as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- [Charles Trowbridge](https://film.one/person/charles-trowbridge.md) as Julian Mitchell (uncredited)
- Libby Taylor as Flossie - Audrey's Maid (uncredited)

## Directing

- [Robert Z. Leonard](https://film.one/person/robert-z-leonard.md): Director

## Writing

- [William Anthony McGuire](https://film.one/person/william-anthony-mcguire.md): Screenplay

## Production

- [Hunt Stromberg](https://film.one/person/hunt-stromberg.md): Producer

## Camera

- [Merritt B. Gerstad](https://film.one/person/merritt-b-gerstad.md): Director of Photography
- [George J. Folsey](https://film.one/person/george-j-folsey.md): Director of Photography
- [Ray June](https://film.one/person/ray-june.md): Director of Photography
- [Karl Freund](https://film.one/person/karl-freund.md): Director of Photography
- [Oliver T. Marsh](https://film.one/person/oliver-t-marsh.md): Director of Photography

## Editing

- [William S. Gray](https://film.one/person/william-s-gray.md): Editor

## Sound and music

- [Arthur Lange](https://film.one/person/arthur-lange.md): Original Music Composer
- Douglas Shearer: Sound Director

## Art

- [Cedric Gibbons](https://film.one/person/cedric-gibbons.md): Art Direction
- Eddie Imazu: Art Direction
- Edwin B. Willis: Set Decoration

## Costume and make-up

- [Adrian](https://film.one/person/adrian.md): Costume Design

## Crew

- John Hoffman: Special Effects
- Seymour Felix: Choreographer

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