Ziegfeld follies [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture ; produced by Arthur Freed ; directed by Vincente Minnelli.

Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2006]

ISBN: 1419823477

Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject(s): Musicals Production and direction Drama.
Revues Drama.
Feature films.
Musical films.
Comedy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Performers: Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Lucille Bremer, Fanny Brice, Judy Garland, Kathryn Grayson, Lena Horne, Gene Kelly, James Melton, Victor Moore, Red Skelton, Esther Williams, William Powell, Edward Arnold, Marion Bell, Bunins Puppets, Cyd Charisse, Hume Cronyn, William Frawley, Robert Lewis, Virginia O'Brien, Keenan Wynn.

Target Audience: Not rated.

Notes: English dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1946.
Special features: New featurette "Ziegfeld follies: an embarrassment of riches"; Vintage "Crime does not pay"; Short "The luckiest guy in the world"; 2 classic cartoons: "The hick chick" and "Solid serenade"; Audio-only bonus: outtake songs "If swing goes, I go too", "There's beauty everywhere" and "We will meet again in Honolulu"; Ziegfeld movies trailer gallery.

Summary: A dead showman looks down upon the Earth and dreams of his perfect show. A who's who of credited and uncredited Hollywood talents.