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The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow (1952)

September 5, 1952 (US) • Drama, Music • 105m

Overview

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

Curtis Bernhardt

Top Billed

Lana Turner

Keywords

ambassador paris, france kingdom ball mistaken identity womanizer playboy ballroom dancing king maid royal court wealthy widow financial crisis nobility companion romantic pursuit
Where to watch

Top Billed Cast

Lana Turner
Lana Turner

Crystal Radek

Fernando Lamas
Fernando Lamas

Count Danilo

Una Merkel
Una Merkel

Kitty Riley

Richard Haydn
Richard Haydn

Baron Popoff

Thomas Gomez
Thomas Gomez

King of Marshovia

John Abbott
John Abbott

Marshovian Ambassador

Marcel Dalio
Marcel Dalio

Police Sergeant

King Donovan
King Donovan

Nitki

Robert Coote
Robert Coote

Marquis De Crillon

Sujata Rubener
Sujata Rubener

Gypsy Girl (as Sujata)

Lisa Ferraday
Lisa Ferraday

Marcella

Shepard Menken
Shepard Menken

Kunjany

Ludwig Stössel
Ludwig Stössel

Major Domo

John Alban
John Alban

Club Patron (uncredited)

Erville Alderson
Erville Alderson

Cart Driver (uncredited)

Bette Arlen
Bette Arlen

Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Frank Arnold
Frank Arnold

Waiter (uncredited)

Gertrude Astor
Gertrude Astor

Reception Guest (uncredited)

Herman Belmonte
Herman Belmonte

Doorman (uncredited)

Eumenio Blanco
Eumenio Blanco

Waiter (uncredited)

Oscar Blank
Oscar Blank

Townsman (uncredited)

Herman Boden
Herman Boden

Dancer (uncredited)

Paul Bradley
Paul Bradley

Club Patron (uncredited)

Buddy Bryan
Buddy Bryan

Dancer (uncredited)

George Calliga
George Calliga

Club Patron (uncredited)

Sue Casey
Sue Casey

Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Perdita Chandler
Perdita Chandler

Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Tom Coleman
Tom Coleman

Washington Party Guest (uncredited)

Paul Cristo
Paul Cristo

Club Patron (uncredited)

Oliver Cross
Oliver Cross

Club Patron (uncredited)

Zina d'Harcourt
Zina d'Harcourt

Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Drusilla Davis
Drusilla Davis

Dancer (uncredited)

George Davis
George Davis

Cabbie (uncredited)

George Dee
George Dee

Waiter (uncredited)

Burnell Dietsch
Burnell Dietsch

Dancer (uncredited)

Jack Dodds
Jack Dodds

Dancer (uncredited)

Edward Earle
Edward Earle

Chestnut Vendor (uncredited)

Patricia Edwards
Patricia Edwards

Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Roger Etienne
Roger Etienne

Bellhop (uncredited)

Sig Frohlich
Sig Frohlich

Waitress (uncredited)

Everett Glass
Everett Glass

Putney (uncredited)

Joseph Glick
Joseph Glick

Parade Spectator (uncredited)

Lisa Golm
Lisa Golm

Queen (uncredited)

Dick Gordon
Dick Gordon

Club Patron (uncredited)

Marion Gray
Marion Gray

Reception Guest (uncredited)

Diane Gump
Diane Gump

Dancer (uncredited)

Dolly Haas
Dolly Haas

1st Little Girl (uncredited)

Dolores Haas
Dolores Haas

2nd Little Girl (uncredited)

Stuart Hall
Stuart Hall

Reception Guest (uncredited)

Patsy Henry
Patsy Henry

3rd Little Girl (uncredited)

Erze Ivan
Erze Ivan

Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)

Patricia Joiner
Patricia Joiner

Suzanne (uncredited)

Anne Kimbell
Anne Kimbell

Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Al Kunde
Al Kunde

Townsman (uncredited)

Tommy Ladd
Tommy Ladd

Dancer (uncredited)

Judy Landon
Judy Landon

Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Joi Lansing
Joi Lansing

Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Gustave Lax
Gustave Lax

Washington Party Guest (uncredited)

Norman Leavitt
Norman Leavitt

Scout Leader (uncredited)

Esther Ying Lee
Esther Ying Lee

Embassy Guest (uncredited)

Meredith Leeds
Meredith Leeds

Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Mitchell Lewis
Mitchell Lewis

King’s Page with Pistol (uncredited)

James Logan
James Logan

Servant (uncredited)

Leota Lorraine
Leota Lorraine

Reception Guest (uncredited)

Marilyn Malloy
Marilyn Malloy

Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Joseph Marievsky
Joseph Marievsky

Russian (uncredited)

Michael Mark
Michael Mark

Chestnut Vendor (uncredited)

Matt Mattox
Matt Mattox

Dancer (uncredited)

Edwin Max
Edwin Max

Masher at Maxim's (uncredited)

Philo McCullough
Philo McCullough

Reception Guest (uncredited)

Svetlana McLee
Svetlana McLee

Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)

Frank McLure
Frank McLure

Club Patron (uncredited)

Louis Mercier
Louis Mercier

French Tour Guide (uncredited)

Torben Meyer
Torben Meyer

Station Master (uncredited)

Nolie Miller
Nolie Miller

Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Gregor Momdjian
Gregor Momdjian

Dancer (uncredited)

Michele Montau
Michele Montau

Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Forbes Murray
Forbes Murray

Reception Guest (uncredited)

Richard Neill
Richard Neill

Reception Guest (uncredited)

Barry Norton
Barry Norton

Club Patron (uncredited)

Foster H. Phinney
Foster H. Phinney

Reception Guest (uncredited)

Albert Pollet
Albert Pollet

Waiter (uncredited)

Ellen Ray
Ellen Ray

Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)

Edward Rickard
Edward Rickard

Club Patron (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway
Suzanne Ridgway

Waitress (uncredited)

Ann Roberts
Ann Roberts

Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

John Roy
John Roy

Maitre d' (uncredited)

Loretta Russell
Loretta Russell

Reception Guest (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo
Cosmo Sardo

Reception Guest (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre
Jeffrey Sayre

Club Patron (uncredited)

Sally Seaver
Sally Seaver

Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Bernard Sell
Bernard Sell

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Lucile Sewall
Lucile Sewall

Reception Guest (uncredited)

Gale Sherwood
Gale Sherwood

Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

June Smaney
June Smaney

Townswoman (uncredited)

Willetta Smith
Willetta Smith

Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)

Bob Stebbins
Bob Stebbins

Messenger (uncredited)

Norman Stevans
Norman Stevans

Symphony Spectator (uncredited)

Bert Stevens
Bert Stevens

Reception Guest (uncredited)

Gene Summers
Gene Summers

Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Hal Taggart
Hal Taggart

Club Patron (uncredited)

Beverly Thompson
Beverly Thompson

Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Carlo Tricoli
Carlo Tricoli

Latki (uncredited)

Dorothy Vaughan
Dorothy Vaughan

Attendant (uncredited)

Gwen Verdon
Gwen Verdon

Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)

Ernö Verebes
Ernö Verebes

Waiter (uncredited)

Marc Wilder
Marc Wilder

Dancer (uncredited)

Dave Willock
Dave Willock

Marshovian Attache (uncredited)

Doris Wolcott
Doris Wolcott

Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)

Wanda McKay
Wanda McKay

Girl at Maxim's

Toni Carroll
Toni Carroll

Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Kathleen O'Malley
Kathleen O'Malley

Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Crew
Curtis Bernhardt
Curtis Bernhardt

Director

Helen Rose
Helen Rose

Costume Design

Robert Surtees
Robert Surtees

Director of Photography

Conrad A. Nervig
Conrad A. Nervig

Editor

Joe Pasternak
Joe Pasternak

Producer

Sonya Levien
Sonya Levien

Screenplay

William Ludwig
William Ludwig

Screenplay

Irving Aaronson
Irving Aaronson

Music

Douglas Shearer
Douglas Shearer

Recording Supervision

Franz Lehár
Franz Lehár

Original Music Composer

Viktor Léon
Viktor Léon

Writer

Leo Stein
Leo Stein

Writer

Paul Francis Webster
Paul Francis Webster

Lyricist

Jay Blackton
Jay Blackton

Music Director

Jack Cole
Jack Cole

Choreographer

Maurice De Packh
Maurice De Packh

Orchestrator

Irving Aaronson
Irving Aaronson

Music Consultant

Henri Jaffa
Henri Jaffa

Other

Alvord Eiseman
Alvord Eiseman

Other

Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Paul Groesse
Paul Groesse

Art Direction

Edwin B. Willis
Edwin B. Willis

Set Decoration

Arthur Krams
Arthur Krams

Set Decoration

A. Arnold Gillespie
A. Arnold Gillespie

Special Effects

Warren Newcombe
Warren Newcombe

Special Effects

Peter Ballbusch
Peter Ballbusch

Other

Gile Steele
Gile Steele

Costume Design

Sydney Guilaroff
Sydney Guilaroff

Hairstylist

William Tuttle
William Tuttle

Makeup Designer

Ridgeway Callow
Ridgeway Callow

Assistant Director

Sergei Petschnikoff
Sergei Petschnikoff

Production Manager

Albert Sendrey
Albert Sendrey

Orchestrator



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Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

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Revenue

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