Movies by Robert Z. Leonard
As a director:
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Nancy Goes to Rio (1950)
Cast: Jane Powell, Ann Sothern, Barry Sullivan …
Directed by: Robert Z. Leonard
When aspiring actress Nancy (Jane Powell) lands a part in a Broadway musical, she flies to Rio to tell her vacationing mother (Ann Sothern) the good news in person. There's one hitch:…
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In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
Cast: Judy Garland, Van Johnson, S.Z. Sakall …
Directed by: Robert Z. Leonard, Buster Keaton
MGM musical mainstays Judy Garland and Van Johnson star in a tuneful remake of The Shop Around the Corner, about two pen pals who fall in love without realizing they work together in the same…
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Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
Cast: James Stewart, Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr …
Directed by: Robert Z. Leonard
James Stewart (in a rare appearance in a musical) headlines with an all-star cast of MGM starlets (Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr and Lana Turner) in a story about three girls whose lives are…
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Pride and Prejudice (1940)
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Edward Ashley, Marten Lamont …
Directed by: Robert Z. Leonard
With Laurence Olivier playing the smoldering Mr. Darcy and Greer Garson portraying the strong-willed eldest Bennet daughter intent on landing him, the sparks fly in this lively adaptation of…
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The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Luise Rainer …
Directed by: Robert Z. Leonard
Director Robert Z. Leonard's grand vision made for this celebration of Broadway impresario Florenz Ziegfield's life and work, from his humble beginnings as a carnie to producer of…
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Dancing Lady (1933)
Cast: Fred Astaire, Clark Gable, Joan Crawford …
Directed by: Robert Z. Leonard
This sparkling musical comedy stars Joan Crawford as Janie Barlow, an aspiring hoofer at a burlesque hall who repels the amorous overtures of a wealthy playboy, Tod Newton (Franchot Tone), as…
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The Divorcée (1930)
Cast: Norma Shearer, Chester Morris, Conrad Nagel …
Directed by: Robert Z. Leonard
Based on a novel by Ursula Parrott, this steamy melodrama stars Norma Shearer in an Oscar-winning performance as Jerry Martin, a carefree socialite who grows weary of her philandering…