4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on May 17, 2020

Thank you HOLLYWOOD GENES for having me in the Ziegfeld Blogathon! Few would claim Ziegfeld Girl to be anything close to a landmark masterpiece, but it’s got star power in spades thanks to MGMs robust lineup during the war years and that alone, followed up with a few spunky numbers,...   read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on November 12, 2017

O Mundo é um Teatro / Ziegfeld Girl (1941) As mulheres frequentavam os cinemas nos anos 1930 queriam ter uma garota como melhor amiga: Joan Blondell. Esperta, divertida, espirituosa e sempre pronta para te apoiar: as personagens de Joan tinham tudo o que uma boa amiga deveria ter. As mulheres   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on October 31, 2016

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Ziegfeld Girl”   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on November 7, 2015

Carole Lombard -- shown changing trains in Chicago on Sept. 15 1934 -- could have been a Ziegfeld girl. "With her figure and beauty, of course she could have," many of you probably are saying. But no, I'm not being hypothetical.According to Lombard biographer Larry Swindell, author Ben Hecht said...   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on November 7, 2015

Carole Lombard -- shown changing trains in Chicago on Sept. 15 1934 -- could have been a Ziegfeld girl. "With her figure and beauty, of course she could have," many of you probably are saying. But no, I'm not being hypothetical.According to Lombard biographer Larry Swindell, author Ben Hecht said...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on June 22, 2015

Ziegfeld Girl (1941) provides a different perspective on the Ziegfeld Follies from Best Picture Winner The Great Ziegfeld (1936); it focuses on a trio of chorines rather than the showman himself, who never actually appears in the picture. Judy Garland, Lana Turner, and Hedy Lamarr star as three youn   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on June 22, 2015

Ziegfeld Girl (1941) provides a different perspective on the Ziegfeld Follies from Best Picture Winner The Great Ziegfeld (1936); it focuses on a trio of chorines rather than the showman himself, who never actually appears in the picture. Judy Garland, Lana Turner, and Hedy Lamarr star as three youn   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on June 22, 2015

Ziegfeld Girl (1941) provides a different perspective on the Ziegfeld Follies from Best Picture Winner The Great Ziegfeld (1936); it focuses on a trio of chorines rather than the showman himself, who never actually appears in the picture. Judy Garland, Lana Turner, and Hedy Lamarr star as three youn   read more

MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on November 28, 2011

Ziegfeld Girl (1941) Lana, Hedy and Judy Filed under: Comedy, Musical, Romance Tagged: | Charles Winninger, Gasser, Hedy Lamarr, Jackie Cooper, Jimmy Stewart, Judy Garland, Lana Turner, Louis B Mayer, Philip Dorn, Robert Leonard   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on May 26, 2010

Part 2 of my Ziegfeld in Hollywood series. Ah, Ziegfeld Girl.  Even though it has some flaws, it’s one of my personal favorite movies.  Ziegfeld Girl chronicles the lives of three different girls, Sandra Kolter (Hedy Lamarr), Susan Gallagher (Judy Garland), and Sheila Regan (Lana Turner), as   read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on November 30, -0001

O Mundo é um Teatro / Ziegfeld Girl (1941) As mulheres frequentavam os cinemas nos anos 1930 queriam ter uma garota como melhor amiga: Joan Blondell. Esperta, divertida, espirituosa e sempre pronta para te apoiar: as personagens de Joan tinham tudo o que uma boa amiga deveria ter. As mulheres   read more