The story of the life of comedienne Fanny Brice, from her early days in the Jewish slums of the Lower East Side, to the height of her career with the Ziegfeld Follies, including her marriage to and eventual divorce from her second husband, Nick Arnstein.

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Film Cast:

• Fanny Brice: Barbra Streisand
• Nick Arnstein: Omar Sharif
• Rose Brice: Kay Medford
• Georgia James: Anne Francis
• Florenz Ziegfeld: Walter Pidgeon
• Eddie Ryan: Lee Allen
• Mrs. Strakosh: Mae Questel
• Branca: Gerald Mohr
• Keeney: Frank Faylen
• Emma: Mittie Lawrence
• Mrs. O’Malley: Gertrude Flynn
• Mrs. Meeker: Penny Santon
• Company Manager: John Harmon
• Ziegfeld Girl: Thordis Brandt
• Ziegfeld Girl: Bettina Brenna
• Ziegfeld Girl: Virginia Ann Ford
• Ziegfeld Girl: Alena Johnston
• Ziegfeld Girl: Karen Stride
• Ziegfeld Girl: Mary Jane Mangler
• Ziegfeld Girl: Inga Neilsen
• Ziegfeld Girl: Sharon Vaughn
• Chorus Boy (uncredited): Martin Abrahams
• Pushcart Woman (uncredited): Lillian Adams
• Card Player (uncredited): Peter Adams
• Man (uncredited): Charles Akins
• Audience Member (uncredited): Leon Alton
• Fanny’s Cousin (uncredited): Kristin Andersen
• First Nighter (uncredited): Martin Ashe
• Card Player (uncredited): Al Avalon
• Ballet Dancer (uncredited): Chela Bacigalupo
• Stagehand (uncredited): Al Bain
• Regan (uncredited): Frank Baron
• Ballet Dancer (uncredited): Bobbie Bates
• Joey (uncredited): Rudy Battaglia
• Backstage Spectator (uncredited): Al Beaudine
• Western Union Boy (uncredited): William Benedict
• Reporter (uncredited): Gary Bohn
• Audience Member (uncredited): Nick Borgani
• Ballet Dancer (uncredited): Donald Bradburn
• Card Player (uncredited): Paul Bradley
• Woman in the Window (uncredited): Blanche Bronte
• Showgirl (uncredited): Phyllis George
• Ballet Dancer (uncredited): Buddy Bryan
• Photographer (uncredited): Fletcher Bryant
• Mirror Girl (uncredited): Barbara Burgess
• Dentist (uncredited): Irving Burns
• Captain (uncredited): Gene Callahan
• Ballet Dancer (uncredited): Kyra Carleton
• Server (uncredited): Garrett Cassell
• Vendor (uncredited): Noble Chissell
• Messenger (uncredited): Robert Christian
• Dancer (uncredited): Roy Clark
• Dancer (uncredited): Sterling Clark
• Maid (uncredited): Ruth Clifford
• Milkman (uncredited): Jerome Collamore
• Ballet Dancer (uncredited): Gene Columbus
• Cab Driver (uncredited): Daniel Cook
• Ziegfield Girl (uncredited): Cis Corman
• Waiter (uncredited): Tom Cound
• Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited): Chris Cranston
• Card Player (uncredited): Leon Daniels
• Gambler (uncredited): Tony Dante
• Candelabra Girl (uncredited): Diane Davis
• Chandelier Girl (uncredited): Gayle Davis
• Doorman at Keeney’s (uncredited): Hal K. Dawson
• Sadie (uncredited): Lavina Dawson
• Paul the Waiter (uncredited): Marcel De La Brosse
• Skater (uncredited): Pepe J. DeChiazza
• Man (uncredited): Jack Del Rio
• Newsman (uncredited): John Dennis
• Card Player (uncredited): George DeNormand
• Photographer (uncredited): Joseph Dolphin
• Ballet Dancer (uncredited): Barrie Duffus
• Citizen (uncredited): Minta Durfee
• Ballet Dancer (uncredited): Kevin Edwards
• Wardrobe Woman (uncredited): Edith Emelyne
• Showgirl (uncredited): Sheila English
• Specialty Dancer (uncredited): Lynn Fields
• Ballet Dancer (uncredited): John Frayer
• Gambler (uncredited): Ralph Gambina
• Newsman (uncredited): Larry Gelman
• Audience Member (uncredited): Rudy Germane
• Citizen (uncredited): Joseph Glick
• Lawyer Bill Fallon (uncredited): Lloyd Gough
• Bride (uncredited): Janet Hadland
• Card Player (uncredited): Dann E. Hadzick
• First Nighter (uncredited): Viola Harris
• Ballet Dancer (uncredited): Linda Howe
• Hecky (uncredited): Craig Huxley
• Ballet Dancer (uncredited): Rini Jarmon
• Backstage Spectator (uncredited): Michael Jeffers
• Specialty Dancer (uncredited): Howard Jeffrey
• Keeney Chorus Girl (uncredited): Elaine Joyce
• Assistant Photographer (uncredited): Jack Kasabian
• Little Boy (uncredited): Adam Kaufman
• Choreographer (uncredited): Paul Keith
• Doorman (uncredited): Sherwood Keith
• Opera Singer (uncredited): Ingeborg Kjeldsen
• Customer (uncredited): Norma Jean Kron
• Girlfriend (uncredited): Sherry Lansing
• Tie Peddler (uncredited): Avram Lax
• Pushcart Woman / Woman on Henry Street (uncredited): Frances Weintraub Lax
• Audience Member (uncredited): Ethelreda Leopold
• Butler (uncredited): Robert Locke Lorraine
• Cameraman (uncredited): Arlyn E. Loynd
• Judge (uncredited): Freeman Lusk
• Man (uncredited): Lester Mack
• Halvah Peddler (uncredited): Michael Mark

Film Crew:

• Costume Design: Irene Sharaff
• Hair Designer: Virginia Darcy
• Director: William Wyler
• Director of Photography: Harry Stradling Sr.
• Production Design: Gene Callahan
• Art Direction: Robert Luthardt
• Editor: Maury Winetrobe
• Producer: Ray Stark
• Set Decoration: William Kiernan
• Story: Isobel Lennart
• Songs: Jule Styne
• Assistant Director: Michael Blum
• Assistant Director: Wendell Franklin
• Special Effects: Albert Whitlock
• Makeup Supervisor: Ben Lane
• Makeup Artist: Frank McCoy
• Hair Designer: Vivienne Walker
• Assistant Director: Jack Roe
• Assistant Director: Ray Gosnell Jr.
• Makeup Artist: Enrico Cortese
• Editor: William Sands

Movie Reviews:

• CinemaSerf: Barbra Streisand is simply superb in this depiction of the early life of Vaudeville girl and more Fanny Brice. From her humble beginnings, and with the help of her friend Eddie Ryan (Lee Allen) we see her come to the attention of the mighty Florenz Ziegfeld (Walter Pidgeon) before her career becomes the stuff of legend. Streisand’s characterisation is authentic – her stoic Jewish antecedence, her less-than-pin-up looks; her sassiness are all charmingly captured as she gradually falls for her debonaire, if somewhat flawed, beau Omar Sharif – who is also very effective as her rakish love Nicky Arsntein. Their tumultuous relationship, peppered with plenty of pithy dialogue and partnered with an outstanding collection of songs from award winning lyricists Jule Styne and Bob Merrill, James Hanley and Grant Clarke just makes this an excellent piece of theatre on a big screen. The likes of “Second Hand Rose”; “People” and “Don’t Rain on My Parade” have long since become standards of the American songbook oft sung by the great and the good ever since. There are also plenty of engaging cameo characters – especially at the beginning – to keep this classy piece of cinema from William Wyler well worth a watch. Loads of poetic licence, here – its not an autobiography – it’s just an enjoyable 2½ of entertainment.