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
as Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.
as Billie Burke
as Anna Held
as Billings
as Fannie Brice
as Audrey Dane
as Sampston
as Ray Bolger
as Sidney
as Dr. Ziegfeld
as Sandow
as Stage Singer in "Pretty Girl" Number
as Marie
as Ziegfeld's Butler (uncredited)
as Herself
as Mary Lou
as Erlanger
as Costumer
as Pierre
as Sage
as Will Rogers
as Eddie Cantor
as Stock Broker
as Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
as Gene Buck (uncredited)
as Mary Lou as a Child (uncredited)
as Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)
as Sam (uncredited)
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
as Julian Mitchell (uncredited)
as Flossie - Audrey's Maid (uncredited)
