All that MGMs Ziegfeld Girl lacks is Technicolor; otherwise, the film has talent and sock entertainment value in abundance. The story focuses on three showbiz hopefuls-Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr and Lana Turner-and the efforts to attain the lofty status of Ziegfeld Girl. Garland is compelled to leave her family vaudeville act; she bids her dad Charles Winninger a tearful farewell, and later falls in love with Turners brother Jackie Cooper. In her bid for success, Lana forgets all about her faithful boyfriend James Stewart, who turns to bootlegging to come up to the financial stature of Lanas new beau, socialite Ian Hunter. Lamarr nearly dumps her impoverished violinist husband Philip Dorn as she climbs the ladder of success. There are happy endings in store for two of the three female leads, but well let you watch the film yourselves to find out who wins and who loses. Featured in the cast are Tony Martin, Edward Everett Horton, Eve Arden, Dan Dailey, and, in a poignant cameo as a wardrobe woman, the ever popular Mae Busch. Song highlights include Minnie from Trinidad, You Never Looked So Beautiful Before, Im Always Chasing Rainbows, Laugh? I Thought Id Split My Side, Caribbean Love Song, Whispering, Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean (performed by Charles Winninger and the surviving half of the Gallagher-and-Shean duo, Al Shean-who happened to be the Marx Bros. uncle), You Stepped Out of a Dream and You Gotta Pull Strings. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide