Ziegfeld Girl

Ziegfeld Girl

GREATEST MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA OF ALL TIME!

Directed by Robert Z. Leonard

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

1941132 min6.7 / 10

A lavish 1941 musical revue that follows three women's entanglement with fame, romance, and moral compromise on Broadway, balancing spectacle with the darker costs of ambition.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Ziegfeld Girl sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Ziegfeld Girl easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is Ziegfeld Girl scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Ziegfeld Girl violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does Ziegfeld Girl end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

51/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity86

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise22

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Ziegfeld Girl

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Ziegfeld Girl

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Ziegfeld Girl, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Ziegfeld Girl, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Ziegfeld Girl, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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