Movie Description
The Merry Widow
(1952)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Curtis Bernhardt
- Producer : Joe Pasternak
- Writer : Viktor Léon,Leo Stein
- Editor : Conrad A. Nervig
- Cast : Lana Turner,Fernando Lamas,Una Merkel,Richard Haydn,Thomas Gomez,John Abbott,Marcel Dalio,King Donovan,Robert Coote,Sujata Rubener,Lisa Ferraday,Shepard Menken,Ludwig Stössel,John Alban,Erville Alderson,Bette Arlen,Frank Arnold,Gertrude Astor,Herman Belmonte,Eumenio Blanco,Oscar Blank,Herman Boden,Paul Bradley,Buddy Bryan,George Calliga,Sue Casey,Perdita Chandler,Tom Coleman,Paul Cristo,Oliver Cross,Zina d'Harcourt,Drusilla Davis,George Davis,George Dee,Burnell Dietsch,Jack Dodds,Edward Earle,Patricia Edwards,Roger Etienne,Sig Frohlich,Everett Glass,Joseph Glick,Lisa Golm,Dick Gordon,Marion Gray,Diane Gump,Dolly Haas,Dolores Haas,Stuart Hall,Patsy Henry,Erze Ivan,Patricia Joiner,Anne Kimbell,Al Kunde,Tommy Ladd,Judy Landon,Joi Lansing,Gustave Lax,Norman Leavitt,Esther Ying Lee,Meredith Leeds,Mitchell Lewis,James Logan,Leota Lorraine,Marilyn Malloy,Joseph Marievsky,Michael Mark,Matt Mattox,Edwin Max,Philo McCullough,Svetlana McLee,Frank McLure,Louis Mercier,Torben Meyer,Nolie Miller,Gregor Momdjian,Michele Montau,Forbes Murray,Richard Neill,Barry Norton,Kathleen O'Malley,Foster H. Phinney,Albert Pollet,Ellen Ray,Edward Rickard,Suzanne Ridgway,Ann Roberts,John Roy,Loretta Russell,Cosmo Sardo,Jeffrey Sayre,Sally Seaver,Bernard Sell,Lucile Sewall,Gale Sherwood,June Smaney,Willetta Smith,Bob Stebbins,Norman Stevans,Bert Stevens,Gene Summers,Hal Taggart,Beverly Thompson,Carlo Tricoli,Dorothy Vaughan,Gwen Verdon,Ernö Verebes,Marc Wilder,Dave Willock,Doris Wolcott,Wanda McKay,Toni Carroll
Cast
Crystal Radek
Count Danilo
Kitty Riley
Baron Popoff
King of Marshovia
Marshovian Ambassador
Police Sergeant
Nitki
Marquis De Crillon
Gypsy Girl (as Sujata)
Marcella
Kunjany
Major Domo
Club Patron (uncredited)
Cart Driver (uncredited)
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Doorman (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Dancer (uncredited)
Club Patron (uncredited)
Dancer (uncredited)
Club Patron (uncredited)
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Washington Party Guest (uncredited)
Club Patron (uncredited)
Club Patron (uncredited)
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Dancer (uncredited)
Cabbie (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
Dancer (uncredited)
Dancer (uncredited)
Chestnut Vendor (uncredited)
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Bellhop (uncredited)
Waitress (uncredited)
Putney (uncredited)
Parade Spectator (uncredited)
Queen (uncredited)
Club Patron (uncredited)
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Dancer (uncredited)
1st Little Girl (uncredited)
2nd Little Girl (uncredited)
Reception Guest (uncredited)
3rd Little Girl (uncredited)
Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Suzanne (uncredited)
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Dancer (uncredited)
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Washington Party Guest (uncredited)
Scout Leader (uncredited)
Embassy Guest (uncredited)
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
King’s Page with Pistol (uncredited)
Servant (uncredited)
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Russian (uncredited)
Chestnut Vendor (uncredited)
Dancer (uncredited)
Masher at Maxim's (uncredited)
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Club Patron (uncredited)
French Tour Guide (uncredited)
Station Master (uncredited)
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Dancer (uncredited)
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Club Patron (uncredited)
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Club Patron (uncredited)
Waitress (uncredited)
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Maitre d' (uncredited)
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Club Patron (uncredited)
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Townswoman (uncredited)
Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Messenger (uncredited)
Symphony Spectator (uncredited)
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Club Patron (uncredited)
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Latki (uncredited)
Attendant (uncredited)
Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
Dancer (uncredited)
Marshovian Attache (uncredited)
Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Girl at Maxim's
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Merry Widow
Status Released
Release Information
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1952-09-05
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 45m
Production CompaniesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genres
- Drama
- Music


























































































