The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow
Release: 1952-09-05
·Runtime: 105m
·★ 6.2
Drama
Music
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Michele Montau
as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Lisa Ferraday
as Marcella
Michael Mark
as Chestnut Vendor (uncredited)
Frank McLure
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Anne Kimbell
as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Sue Casey
as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
John Abbott
as Marshovian Ambassador
Joi Lansing
as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
as Reception Guest (uncredited)
King Donovan
as Nitki
George Dee
as Waiter (uncredited)
Dolly Haas
as 1st Little Girl (uncredited)
Edwin Max
as Masher at Maxim's (uncredited)
Una Merkel
as Kitty Riley
Zina d'Harcourt
as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
George Davis
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Lisa Golm
as Queen (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
as Station Master (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
as Scout Leader (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis
as King’s Page with Pistol (uncredited)
Lana Turner
as Crystal Radek
Fernando Lamas
as Count Danilo
Judy Landon
as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
as Reception Guest (uncredited)
Ernö Verebes
as Waiter (uncredited)
Dave Willock
as Marshovian Attache (uncredited)
Edward Earle
as Chestnut Vendor (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
as Waitress (uncredited)
Hal Taggart
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Dorothy Vaughan
as Attendant (uncredited)
Wanda McKay
as Girl at Maxim's
Ludwig Stössel
as Major Domo
Thomas Gomez
as King of Marshovia
Marcel Dalio
as Police Sergeant
George Calliga
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
as Reception Guest (uncredited)
Richard Neill
as Reception Guest (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Erville Alderson
as Cart Driver (uncredited)
Everett Glass
as Putney (uncredited)
Matt Mattox
as Dancer (uncredited)
Gale Sherwood
as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Gwen Verdon
as Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Robert Coote
as Marquis De Crillon
Buddy Bryan
as Dancer (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine
as Reception Guest (uncredited)
Loretta Russell
as Reception Guest (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
as Reception Guest (uncredited)
Barry Norton
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Richard Haydn
as Baron Popoff
Gertrude Astor
as Reception Guest (uncredited)
Crew
Helen Rose
Costume Design
Joe Pasternak
Producer
Douglas Shearer
Recording Supervision
Robert Surtees
Director of Photography
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
Sonya Levien
Screenplay
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Franz Lehár
Original Music Composer
Curtis Bernhardt
Director
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
A. Arnold Gillespie
Special Effects
William Tuttle
Makeup Designer
Jack Cole
Choreographer