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The Merry Widow

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Calorie Rating: 148
Released: 1952-09-05
MPAA Rating: NR
Running Time: 105 Minutes
Studios: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,


Marshovia, a small European kingdom, is on the brink of bankruptcy but the country may be saved if the wealthy American Crystal Radek, widow of a Marshovian, can be convinced to part with her money and marry the king's nephew count Danilo. Arriving to Marshovia on a visit, Crystal Radek change places with her secretary Kitty. Following them to Paris, Danilo has a hard time wooing the widow after meeting an attractive young woman at a nightclub, the same Crystal Radek who presents herself as Fifi the chorus girl. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

Director / Directors

Ridgeway Callow
Assistant Director


Cast

Lana Turner
Character: Crystal Radek
Fernando Lamas
Character: Count Danilo
Una Merkel
Character: Kitty Riley

Richard Haydn
Character: Baron Popoff
Thomas Gomez
Character: King of Marshovia
John Abbott
Character: Marshovian Ambassador

Marcel Dalio
Character: Police Sergeant
King Donovan
Character: Nitki
Robert Coote
Character: Marquis De Crillon

Sujata Rubener
Character: Gypsy Girl (as Sujata)
Lisa Ferraday
Character: Marcella
Shepard Menken
Character: Kunjany

Ludwig Stössel
Character: Major Domo
John Alban
Character: Club Patron (uncredited)
Erville Alderson
Character: Cart Driver (uncredited)

Bette Arlen
Character: Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Frank Arnold
Character: Waiter (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
Character: Reception Guest (uncredited)

Herman Belmonte
Character: Doorman (uncredited)
Eumenio Blanco
Character: Waiter (uncredited)
Oscar Blank
Character: Townsman (uncredited)

Herman Boden
Character: Dancer (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Character: Club Patron (uncredited)
Buddy Bryan
Character: Dancer (uncredited)

George Calliga
Character: Club Patron (uncredited)
Toni Carroll
Character: Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Sue Casey
Character: Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Perdita Chandler
Character: Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Character: Washington Party Guest (uncredited)
Paul Cristo
Character: Club Patron (uncredited)

Oliver Cross
Character: Club Patron (uncredited)
Zina d'Harcourt
Character: Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Drusilla Davis
Character: Dancer (uncredited)

George Davis
Character: Cabbie (uncredited)
George Dee
Character: Waiter (uncredited)
Burnell Dietsch
Character: Dancer (uncredited)

Jack Dodds
Character: Dancer (uncredited)
Edward Earle
Character: Chestnut Vendor (uncredited)
Patricia Edwards
Character: Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Roger Etienne
Character: Bellhop (uncredited)
Sig Frohlich
Character: Waitress (uncredited)
Everett Glass
Character: Putney (uncredited)

Joseph Glick
Character: Parade Spectator (uncredited)
Lisa Golm
Character: Queen (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Character: Club Patron (uncredited)

Marion Gray
Character: Reception Guest (uncredited)
Diane Gump
Character: Dancer (uncredited)
Dolly Haas
Character: 1st Little Girl (uncredited)

Dolores Haas
Character: 2nd Little Girl (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Character: Reception Guest (uncredited)
Patsy Henry
Character: 3rd Little Girl (uncredited)

Erze Ivan
Character: Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Patricia Joiner
Character: Suzanne (uncredited)
Anne Kimbell
Character: Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Al Kunde
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Tommy Ladd
Character: Dancer (uncredited)
Judy Landon
Character: Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Joi Lansing
Character: Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Gustave Lax
Character: Washington Party Guest (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
Character: Scout Leader (uncredited)

Esther Ying Lee
Character: Embassy Guest (uncredited)
Meredith Leeds
Character: Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis
Character: King’s Page with Pistol (uncredited)

James Logan
Character: Servant (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine
Character: Reception Guest (uncredited)
Marilyn Malloy
Character: Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Joseph Marievsky
Character: Russian (uncredited)
Michael Mark
Character: Chestnut Vendor (uncredited)
Matt Mattox
Character: Dancer (uncredited)

Edwin Max
Character: Masher at Maxim's (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Character: Reception Guest (uncredited)
Svetlana McLee
Character: Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)

Frank McLure
Character: Club Patron (uncredited)
Louis Mercier
Character: French Tour Guide (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
Character: Station Master (uncredited)

Nolie Miller
Character: Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Gregor Momdjian
Character: Dancer (uncredited)
Michele Montau
Character: Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Forbes Murray
Character: Reception Guest (uncredited)
Richard Neill
Character: Reception Guest (uncredited)
Barry Norton
Character: Club Patron (uncredited)

Kathleen O'Malley
Character: Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Foster H. Phinney
Character: Reception Guest (uncredited)
Albert Pollet
Character: Waiter (uncredited)

Ellen Ray
Character: Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Edward Rickard
Character: Club Patron (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
Character: Waitress (uncredited)

Ann Roberts
Character: Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
John Roy
Character: Maitre d' (uncredited)
Loretta Russell
Character: Reception Guest (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo
Character: Reception Guest (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Character: Club Patron (uncredited)
Sally Seaver
Character: Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Bernard Sell
Character: Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Lucile Sewall
Character: Reception Guest (uncredited)
Gale Sherwood
Character: Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

June Smaney
Character: Townswoman (uncredited)
Willetta Smith
Character: Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Bob Stebbins
Character: Messenger (uncredited)

Norman Stevans
Character: Symphony Spectator (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Character: Reception Guest (uncredited)
Gene Summers
Character: Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Hal Taggart
Character: Club Patron (uncredited)
Beverly Thompson
Character: Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Carlo Tricoli
Character: Latki (uncredited)

Dorothy Vaughan
Character: Attendant (uncredited)
Gwen Verdon
Character: Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Ernö Verebes
Character: Waiter (uncredited)

Marc Wilder
Character: Dancer (uncredited)
Dave Willock
Character: Marshovian Attache (uncredited)
Doris Wolcott
Character: Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Helen Rose
Costume Design
Robert Surtees
Director of Photography

Sonya Levien
Screenplay
William Ludwig
Screenplay

Douglas Shearer
Recording Supervision
Franz Lehár
Original Music Composer


Jay Blackton
Music Director
Jack Cole
Choreographer
Maurice De Packh
Orchestrator

Irving Aaronson
Music Consultant

Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Paul Groesse
Art Direction
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration

Arthur Krams
Set Decoration
A. Arnold Gillespie
Special Effects
Warren Newcombe
Special Effects

Gile Steele
Costume Design

William Tuttle
Makeup Designer
Sergei Petschnikoff
Production Manager
Albert Sendrey
Orchestrator