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


Frank Morgan
Billings

Fanny Brice
Fannie Brice

Virginia Bruce
Audrey Dane

Reginald Owen
Sampston

Ray Bolger
Ray Bolger