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The Great Ziegfeld

1936 · 185 min · Director: Robert Z. Leonard ★ IMDb 6.6 · 9,950 ratings

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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

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The Great Ziegfeld (1936) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Awe 30%, Humor 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Awe
25%Humor
20%Love
  1. Awe30%
  2. Humor25%
  3. Love20%

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The strongest emotional signals are Awe, Humor, Love. Genres: Drama, Romance, Music. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Awe, Humor and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Love
  • Humor
  • Joy

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Love
Humor
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 23 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityLoveHumorJoy
2.5 %≈ 5′Humor47 %3 %47 %25 %
7.5 %≈ 14′Humor49 %8 %49 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 23′Humor48 %11 %48 %26 %
17.5 %≈ 32′Humor43 %16 %40 %24 %
22.5 %≈ 42′Humor41 %20 %34 %20 %
27.5 %≈ 51′Humor45 %23 %36 %19 %
32.5 %≈ 60′Humor49 %34 %40 %25 %
37.5 %≈ 69′Love49 %39 %36 %29 %
42.5 %≈ 79′Tension49 %33 %29 %30 %
47.5 %≈ 88′Joy51 %38 %21 %35 %
52.5 %≈ 97′Love51 %48 %19 %38 %
57.5 %≈ 106′Love48 %43 %24 %32 %
62.5 %≈ 116′Sadness45 %28 %30 %28 %
67.5 %≈ 125′Joy48 %19 %29 %25 %
72.5 %≈ 134′Sadness51 %25 %23 %20 %
77.5 %≈ 143′Love55 %41 %21 %30 %
82.5 %≈ 153′Joy59 %45 %19 %36 %
87.5 %≈ 162′Sadness60 %33 %13 %18 %
92.5 %≈ 171′Sadness61 %25 %9 %6 %
97.5 %≈ 180′Sadness63 %27 %7 %8 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

LR
Luise Rainer

FB
Fanny Brice

VB
Virginia Bruce

RB
Ray Bolger

EC
Ernest Cossart

JC
Joseph Cawthorn

NP
Nat Pendleton

Sandow

DM
Dennis Morgan

Stage Singer in "Pretty Girl" Number

MC
Marcelle Corday

Marie

Robert Greig

Ziegfeld's Butler (uncredited)

HH
Harriet Hoctor

Herself

JC
Jean Chatburn

Mary Lou

PI
Paul Irving

Erlanger

HB
Herman Bing

Costumer

CJ
Charles Judels

Pierre

RW
Raymond Walburn

Sage

Details

Directed by
Robert Z. Leonard
Written by
William Anthony McGuire
Type
Movies
Released
1936
Runtime
185 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 9,950 ratings
Feels mostly
Awe
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