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The Ziegfeld Touch

This episode is a musical variety show telling the story of Florenz Ziegfeld and his Ziegfeld Follies and includes portrayals of some of the famous stars of that show, such as Anna Held, Mademoiselle Dazie and her Salome Dancers, Nora Bayes, and the Dolly Sisters. Joan Crawford hosts the show and the performers recreate scenes and numbers from the Ziegfeld Follies. **There are film clips of Follies performers, such as Dolores, Paulette Goddard, Justine Johnson, Marion Davies, and Billie Dove.

English
  • Originally Aired October 29, 1961
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Network NBC
  • Created November 9, 2006 by
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Name Type Role
William Nichols Writer
James Elson Director