Ziegfeld Follies

Lucille Ball as Lucille Ball (segment "Here's to the Ladies") Cyd Charisse as Ballerina (segment "Beauty") Fanny Brice as Norma Edelman (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket") Lena Horne as Lena Horne (segment "Love") James Melton as Alfredo (segment "La Traviata") Edward Arnold as Lawyer (segment "Pay the Two Dollars") Robert Lewis as Gentleman ("Limehouse Blues") / Man (voice) ("Number Please") Virginia O'Brien as Virginia O'Brien (segment "Here's to the Ladies") Keenan Wynn as Caller (segment "Number Please") William Powell as Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. Lucille Bremer as Princess ("This Heart of Mine") / Moy Ling ("Limehouse Blues") Judy Garland as Star (segment "A Great Lady Has an Interview") Kathryn Grayson as Kathryn Grayson (segment "Beauty") Gene Kelly as Gentleman (segment "The Babbit and the Bromide") Red Skelton as J. Newton Numbskull (segment "When Television Comes") William Frawley as Martin (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket") Noreen Nash as Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited) Fred Astaire as Fred Astaire / Raffles / Tai Long / Gentleman Victor Moore as Lawyer's Client (segment "Pay the Two Dollars") Esther Williams as Esther Williams (segment "A Water Ballet") Hume Cronyn as Monty (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket") Eve Whitney as Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)

Vincente Minnelli Director Irene Costume Supervisor George Sidney Director Cedric Gibbons Art Direction Charles Rosher Director of Photography George J. Folsey Director of Photography Irene Sharaff Costume Design Helen Rose Costume Design Sydney Guilaroff Hairstylist Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration Kay Thompson Songs, Vocals Ira Gershwin Songs Robert Lewis Director Roy Del Ruth Director George Gershwin Songs Harry Warren Songs, Original Music Composer Douglas Shearer Recording Supervision