Ziegfeld Follies

"The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style."

Cast

William Powell

as Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.

Fred Astaire

as Fred Astaire / Raffles / Tai Long / Gentleman

Lucille Ball

as Lucille Ball (segment "Here's to the Ladies")

Lucille Bremer

as Princess ("This Heart of Mine") / Moy Ling ("Limehouse Blues")

Fanny Brice

as Norma Edelman (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")

Judy Garland

as Star (segment "A Great Lady Has an Interview")

Kathryn Grayson

as Kathryn Grayson (segment "Beauty")

Lena Horne

as Lena Horne (segment "Love")

Gene Kelly

as Gentleman (segment "The Babbit and the Bromide")

James Melton

as Alfredo (segment "La Traviata")

Victor Moore

as Lawyer's Client (segment "Pay the Two Dollars")

Red Skelton

as J. Newton Numbskull (segment "When Television Comes")

Esther Williams

as Esther Williams (segment "A Water Ballet")

Edward Arnold

as Lawyer (segment "Pay the Two Dollars")

Marion Bell

as Violetta (segment "La Traviata")

Cyd Charisse

as Ballerina (segment "Beauty")

Hume Cronyn

as Monty (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")

William Frawley

as Martin (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")

Robert Lewis

as Gentleman ("Limehouse Blues") / Man (voice) ("Number Please")

Virginia O'Brien

as Virginia O'Brien (segment "Here's to the Ladies")

Keenan Wynn

as Caller (segment "Number Please")

Noreen Nash

as Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)

Eve Whitney

as Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)

Melba Snowden

as Dancer

Crew

Albert Akst

Editor

Arthur Freed

Producer

Vincente Minnelli

Director

Charles Rosher

Director of Photography

George J. Folsey

Director of Photography

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Merrill Pye

Art Direction

Helen Rose

Costume Design

Sydney Guilaroff

Hairstylist

Al Shenberg

Assistant Director

Jack Greenwood

Assistant Director

Jack Martin Smith

Art Direction

Edwin B. Willis

Set Decoration

Roy Del Ruth

Director

Lemuel Ayers

Director

George Sidney

Director

George Gershwin

Songs

Roger Edens

Songs

Harry Warren

Songs

Hugh Martin

Songs

Irene

Costume Supervisor

Ralph Blane

Songs

Kay Thompson

Songs

Kay Thompson

Vocals

Ira Gershwin

Songs

Lennie Hayton

Music Director

Roger Edens

Music Arranger

Conrad Salinger

Orchestrator

Robert Alton

Choreographer

Wally Heglin

Orchestrator

Arthur Freed

Songs

Jack Dawn

Makeup Designer

Irene Sharaff

Costume Design

Harry Warren

Original Music Composer

Mac Alper

Assistant Set Decoration

Eugene Loring

Choreographer

Arthur Freed

Lyricist

Douglas Shearer

Recording Supervision

David Freedman

Writer

Hugh Martin

Writer

Robert Lewis

Director

Ralph Blane

Writer