The sad thing is that I expect these puppets have been long gone by now. Probably rotted away and not preserved. That is terribly tragic but this is awesome.
Ziegfeld had a fondness for girls as young as 14. "Doris Eaton Travis (March 14, 1904 - May 11, 2010) was an American dancer, stage and film actress, dance instructor, writer, and rancher, who was the last of the acclaimed Ziegfeld girls. She began performing onstage as a young child, and made her Broadway debut at the age of 13. A year later, in 1918, she joined the famed Ziegfeld Follies as the youngest Ziegfeld girl ever cast in the show.
I love this film, it is one of my favorite of all time. I have seen more than 50 times. I will love to live those years and have the chance to live a Ziegfeld Follies live. Love Flo and his work. Of course I love the films "The great Ziegfeld" and "Ziegfeld girl" but "Ziegfeld Follies" is my favorite and love Vincente Minelli work. It takes 2 years to make it. Thanks for post this,is a treasure💜
I looked up Bert Williams. A black man who could only work in black-face makeup due to the disgusting racism of the times. From wiki: "Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 - March 4, 1922) was a Bahamian American entertainer, one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time.[1] He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world." Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his three-decade-long career. Fellow vaudevillian W. C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw - and the saddest man I ever knew."
Richard Schilling - Fanny Brice did 2 scenes for the movie ; besides the "Sweepstakes Ticket" she also did her"Baby Snooks " in color - was it saved or not?
I wish there was some sort of identification of all the characters the puppets represent. I had to look up 'Lady Astor's pet horse' to find that it meant any snobbish hanger on to the famous. The puppets are detailed and obviously represented famous people of the time. However, they are now long forgotten. Sigh
originally this film was 3 hours long and was premiered in Sweden before thew u.s due to booking problems in u .s.Later some of the scenes were reshot and edited.
in 1903 Ziegfeld backed his wife (Ana Held) with his first line of showgirls, a troupe of wholesome but attractive chorines called "The Anna Held Girls" (photo left). By 1907 when his Follies opened they had changed into being attractive but not wholesome, and Ana did not appear with them
This is amazing!! And you can see why they cut it and used William Powell instead. But this is still great! I love seeing these discoveries. Where did it surface??? I'd love to see the "Liza" number some day!
Hi. I just saw your post. Wow! What a treasure to discover!!! As a fan of MGM and their musicals I always love seeing things like this, the Eleanor Powell "Fascinating Rhythm" behind the scenes film, the WOZ outtakes, Judy's "Annie Get Your Gun" footage......etc. I'm currently reading Lela Simone's oral history. She was Arthur Freed's music department wizard. Thanks for posting this!
Agreed! It's a great curio, but the William Powell opening was much better, and perfectly fitting, as he'd played Flo Ziegfeld in "The Great Ziegfeld".
I can see why they scrapped this opening and went with the William Powell opening instead. This one is sort of cute, but having "Ziegfeld" himself narrate the opening had a charm and nostalgia that the Leo the Lion opening lacked.
@@boinx1234 That I saw "Follies" in 1946 at the Granada Theatre, sitting in middle of the theatre, in Santa Barbara. There's been some editing done. Interesting or ironic that Lena Horne once resided in Santa Barbara.
I now remember reading in a book that I had checked out in the library about this footage, way before I saw the movie on W.G.N channel 9 in a faded print and later on VHS and DVD. I don't think it was the book," The M.G.M gals,".It was another book.
I guess they felt that poor Bert was unknown compared to white Jewish Eddie cantor in blackface, but that was the way it was. This must have been found recently or the Dvd version would have included this footage on the menu.
The sad thing is that I expect these puppets have been long gone by now. Probably rotted away and not preserved. That is terribly tragic but this is awesome.
Ziegfeld had a fondness for girls as young as 14.
"Doris Eaton Travis (March 14, 1904 - May 11, 2010) was an American dancer, stage and film actress, dance instructor, writer, and rancher, who was the last of the acclaimed Ziegfeld girls.
She began performing onstage as a young child, and made her Broadway debut at the age of 13. A year later, in 1918, she joined the famed Ziegfeld Follies as the youngest Ziegfeld girl ever cast in the show.
Congratulations on an excellent recreation! A lost piece of film history reclaimed!
Stop motion puppets! A nearly lost art I love!
I love this film, it is one of my favorite of all time. I have seen more than 50 times. I will love to live those years and have the chance to live a Ziegfeld Follies live. Love Flo and his work. Of course I love the films "The great Ziegfeld" and "Ziegfeld girl" but "Ziegfeld Follies" is my favorite and love Vincente Minelli work. It takes 2 years to make it. Thanks for post this,is a treasure💜
Lost Vocals Hello and thank U It is a treasure and it's so original. I didn't know that exits but I prefer this part with William Powell.
Tbh- We need a talking Leo for an MGM film opening! This is only a one time thing right here! We need another one!
tell me about it and i seriously doubt that Amazon is going to make MGM do it now that they bought it
I looked up Bert Williams. A black man who could only work in black-face makeup due to the disgusting racism of the times.
From wiki: "Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 - March 4, 1922) was a Bahamian American entertainer, one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time.[1] He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world."
Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his three-decade-long career. Fellow vaudevillian W. C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw - and the saddest man I ever knew."
he died in his fifties that is young.
Wow, what an incredible find! Thanks for posting this!
I hope the other lost footage from the film emerges someday!
Nope, half the 3 hours long version is thrown away including the male opera singer Beaty in the air, at the end of the film.
Yes! Please! I AGREE WITH YOU!
Richard Schilling - Fanny Brice did 2 scenes for the movie ;
besides the "Sweepstakes Ticket" she also did her"Baby Snooks " in color - was it saved or not?
I wish there was some sort of identification of all the characters the puppets represent. I had to look up 'Lady Astor's pet horse' to find that it meant any snobbish hanger on to the famous. The puppets are detailed and obviously represented famous people of the time. However, they are now long forgotten. Sigh
originally this film was 3 hours long and was premiered in Sweden before thew u.s due to booking problems in u .s.Later some of the scenes were reshot and edited.
Thanks for the information!
in 1903 Ziegfeld backed his wife (Ana Held) with his first line of showgirls, a troupe of wholesome but attractive chorines called "The Anna Held Girls" (photo left). By 1907 when his Follies opened they had changed into being attractive but not wholesome, and Ana did not appear with them
This is amazing!! And you can see why they cut it and used William Powell instead. But this is still great! I love seeing these discoveries. Where did it surface??? I'd love to see the "Liza" number some day!
Tony S It was discovered by Lou Bunin's family.
Hi. I just saw your post. Wow! What a treasure to discover!!! As a fan of MGM and their musicals I always love seeing things like this, the Eleanor Powell "Fascinating Rhythm" behind the scenes film, the WOZ outtakes, Judy's "Annie Get Your Gun" footage......etc.
I'm currently reading Lela Simone's oral history. She was Arthur Freed's music department wizard.
Thanks for posting this!
+Tony S Here's another clip I made that you might enjoy:vimeo.com/92004253
Agreed! It's a great curio, but the William Powell opening was much better, and perfectly fitting, as he'd played Flo Ziegfeld in "The Great Ziegfeld".
Tony S OMG, where can I read it? I have been searching for years of any information on the great Lela!!!!
I can see why they scrapped this opening and went with the William Powell opening instead. This one is sort of cute, but having "Ziegfeld" himself narrate the opening had a charm and nostalgia that the Leo the Lion opening lacked.
The last zigfeild girl was Doris Eaton Travis she died in 2010 at 106 years of age
It all comes back to me now. It was in the Granada Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA.
What do you mean?
@@boinx1234 That I saw "Follies" in 1946 at the Granada Theatre, sitting in middle of the theatre, in Santa Barbara. There's been some editing done. Interesting or ironic that Lena Horne once resided in Santa Barbara.
@@jayyoung4534 I see. But you never saw this opening before..
@@boinx1234 Thank you. He was impressed with a young woman of color named Florence Mills. He made her an offer, according to lore, she refused.
@@jayyoung4534 I'm talking about this opening sequence. You seemed to think you saw it in 1946 - that's not possible.
I LOVE IT! 🙂 IT'S GREAT!😀!
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To Lost Vocal
Can you find the lost audio of Ziegfeld Follies 7:05 - 7:16?
If I could, I definitely would have included it.
Ok
This is the opening to MGM'
was this an original trailer that was cancelled?
This is the original, unused opening.
I now remember reading in a book that I had checked out in the library about this footage, way before I saw the movie on W.G.N channel 9 in a faded print and later on VHS and DVD. I don't think it was the book," The M.G.M gals,".It was another book.
So glad they didn't use it. Interesting but the puppets look kind of nightmarish
I guess they felt that poor Bert was unknown compared to white Jewish Eddie cantor in blackface, but that was the way it was. This must have been found recently or the Dvd version would have included this footage on the menu.
No, I posted it 6 years ago, and it was around before that. Many of my exclusive clips have been up for years but never end up on DVDs.
Goodness. Thunderbirds are go
Thunderbirds were live action marionettes. This is stop motion animation.