I definitely think it shows a much lighter world than what reality was at the time. Just giving away five pounds and having not a care in the world, and spending a fortune on flowers for someone Ziegfeld didn't even really know at the time shows that, for sure.
I also think that if this was Pre-Code, as some have mentioned above, Miss Held's costuming would have been very different. She wouldn't have been so fully covered and I think she would have been more flirtatious in her performance. I also think there would have been more to Ziegfeld's gift besides the flowers. Perfume perhaps, or some sort of article of clothing, I'm not sure but definitely something more.
DAILY DOSE OF DELIGHT #1 (From The Great Ziegfeld)
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I definitely think it shows a much lighter world than what reality was at the time. Just giving away five pounds and having not a care in the world, and spending a fortune on flowers for someone Ziegfeld didn't even really know at the time shows that, for sure.
I also think that if this was Pre-Code, as some have mentioned above, Miss Held's costuming would have been very different. She wouldn't have been so fully covered and I think she would have been more flirtatious in her performance. I also think there would have been more to Ziegfeld's gift besides the flowers. Perfume perhaps, or some sort of article of clothing, I'm not sure but definitely something more.