Funny Lady

Famous singer Fanny Brice has divorced her first husband Nicky Arnstein. During the Great Depression she has trouble finding work as an artist, but meets Billy Rose, a newcomer who writes lyrics and owns a nightclub.

Cast

Barbra Streisand

as Fanny Brice

James Caan

as Billy Rose

Omar Sharif

as Nick Arnstein

Roddy McDowall

as Bobby Moore

Ben Vereen

as Bert Robbins

Carole Wells

as Norma Butler

Larry Gates

as Bernard Baruch

Eugene Troobnick

as Ned

Heidi O'Rourke

as Eleanor Holm

Royce Wallace

as Adele

Reviews

CinemaSerf

I guess a sequel to "Funny Girl" (1968) was always likely, but it really ended up being a shame that we waited seven years for this really unremarkable follow-up. The theme picks up the life of the now successful Fanny Brice (Barbra Streisand) and develops her rather lively relationship with two-bit...

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