The Great Ziegfeld (1936): 9th Oscar Winner for Best Picture

The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

Here we have another average film featuring loads of stage show scenes (and thankfully not as bad as Broadway Melody). There was a pretty okay story, but it had a load of decent music and stage show scenes for its time. It did drag on for a while, but it was also half a bio-pic, looking at Ziegfeld's life and career. If you like a bit of stage show history, then watch this film. I felt it was pretty average, but was good to watch.

Why did it win Best Picture? Probably more a film for its time, with the whole stage show culture and bio of Ziegfeld. Also probably for its music.