

At the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, sideshow barker Florenz Ziegfeld turns the tables on his more-successful neighbor Billings, and also steals his girlfriend. This pattern repeats throughout their lives, as Ziegfeld makes and loses many fortunes putting on ever-bigger, more spectacular shows

Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.

Billie Burke

Anna Held

Billings

Fannie Brice

Audrey Dane

Sampston

Ray Bolger

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At the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, sideshow barker Florenz Ziegfeld turns the tables on his more-successful neighbor Billings, and also steals his girlfriend. This pattern repeats throughout their lives, as Ziegfeld makes and loses many fortunes putting on ever-bigger, more spectacular shows

Movie / 1956

Movie / 1937

Movie / 1938

Movie / 1934

Movie / 1937

Movie / 1935

Movie / 1936

Movie / 1938

Movie / 1929

Movie / 1962

Movie / 2018

Movie / 2022

Movie / 2025

Movie / 1939

Movie / 2020

Movie / 1999

Movie / 2010

Movie / 1997

Movie / 2010

Movie / 1985