Friday, March 20, 2026

Ziegfeld Girl (1941)

 
ZIEGFELD GIRL  (1941)  ¢ ¢ 1/2
    D: Robert Z. Leonard
    James Stewart, Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr,
    Lana Turner, Tony Martin, Jackie Cooper, 
    Edward Everett Horton, Charles Winninger,
    Ian Hunter, Philip Dorn, Paul Kelly, Eve Arden,
    Dan Dailey, Felix Bressart, Fay Holden, Al Sheen
Three young women break into the Ziegfeld Follies. Romance and melodrama follow. Busby Berkeley staged the production numbers, but the pre-Code stuff he did back in the early '30s was more fun. Judy singing "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" is a highlight. The costumes are over-the-top.