The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

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

Genres: Music, Drama, Romance

What to watch after The Great Ziegfeld

• San Francisco (1936) — Same feel: dramatic, emotional
• Manhattan Melodrama (1934) — Myrna Loy and William Powell appear in both
• The Cotton Club (1984) — Same feel: ambitious, dramatic
• The Pirate (1948) — Reginald Owen appears in both
• The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) — Same feel: ambitious, dramatic
• An American in Paris (1951)