Be Yourself! 1930  N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Thornton Freeland
Cast: Fanny Brice, Robert Armstrong, Harry Green, G. Pat Collins, Gertrude Astor, Budd Fine, Marjorie Kane, Rita Flynn, Anderson Lawler
Down-on-his-luck boxer Jerry Moore (Robert Armstrong) is befriended by nightclub entertainer Fannie Field (Fanny Brice) who, with help from her brother Harry (Harry Green), turns Jerry into a prizefighter. But, in the process, Fannie's rival Lillian (Gertrude Astor) steals Jerry from her. Fannie solves the problem by setting up a rematch in which she tells Jerry's opponent (G. Pat Collins) to attack Jerry's newly straightened nose. The ploy works, Jerry loses the fight but realizes how important it is to win Fannie.
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The Great Ziegfeld 1936  N/R, 180 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Cast: William Powell, Luise Rainer, Myrna Loy, Frank Morgan, Reginald Owen, Nat Pendleton, Virginia Bruce, Ernest Cossart, Robert Greig, Ray Bolger, Fanny Brice, Joseph Cawthorn, Herman Bing
This film won the Oscar for Best Picture. It is the story of Flo Ziegfeld's (William Powell) rise from carnival work to the top of the entertainment world. Luise Rainer won the Best Actress Oscar for her performance as Flo's wife, French singer Anna Held.
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Wisecracks 1992  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Gail Singer
Cast: Phyllis Diller, Whoopi Goldberg, Sandra Shamas, Jenny LeCoat, Mae West, Lucille Ball, Eve Arden, Fanny Brice, Carol Burnett, Carol Channing
This film uses the documentary style to present short clips from comediennes' routines. Such diverse personalities as Phyllis Diller, Whoopi Goldberg, Mae West, and Lucille Ball are highlighted. The underlying theme is sexism in comedy–both on stage and behind the scenes.
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Ziegfeld Follies 1946 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: William Powell, Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Judy Garland, Kathryn Grayson, Lena Horne, Gene Kelly, Red Skelton, Esther Williams, Fanny Brice
This musical features William Powell as Florenz Ziegfeld who looks down from Heaven and dreams of this film that is chock-full of MGM musical stars.
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| 1. Be Yourself! (1930)
2. The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
3. Wisecracks (1992)
4. Ziegfeld Follies (1946)
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