The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow (1952)

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  • Genre: Drama, Music
  • Release Date: 1952-09-05
  • User Rating: 5.8/10 from 9 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 45min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Curtis Bernhardt
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Summary

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.

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  • Lana Turner

    as Crystal Radek

  • Fernando Lamas

    as Count Danilo

  • Una Merkel

    as Kitty Riley

  • Richard Haydn

    as Baron Popoff

  • Thomas Gomez

    as King of Marshovia

  • John Abbott

    as Marshovian Ambassador

  • Marcel Dalio

    as Police Sergeant

  • King Donovan

    as Nitki

  • Robert Coote

    as Marquis De Crillon

  • Sujata Rubener

    as Gypsy Girl (as Sujata)

  • Lisa Ferraday

    as Marcella

  • Shepard Menken

    as Kunjany

  • Ludwig Stössel

    as Major Domo

  • John Alban

    as Club Patron (uncredited)

  • Erville Alderson

    as Cart Driver (uncredited)

  • Bette Arlen

    as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

  • Frank Arnold

    as Waiter (uncredited)

  • Gertrude Astor

    as Reception Guest (uncredited)

  • Herman Belmonte

    as Doorman (uncredited)

  • Eumenio Blanco

    as Waiter (uncredited)

  • Oscar Blank

    as Townsman (uncredited)

  • Herman Boden

    as Dancer (uncredited)

  • Paul Bradley

    as Club Patron (uncredited)

  • Buddy Bryan

    as Dancer (uncredited)

  • George Calliga

    as Club Patron (uncredited)

  • Toni Carroll

    as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

  • Sue Casey

    as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

  • Perdita Chandler

    as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

  • Tom Coleman

    as Washington Party Guest (uncredited)

  • Paul Cristo

    as Club Patron (uncredited)

  • Oliver Cross

    as Club Patron (uncredited)

  • Zina d'Harcourt

    as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

  • Drusilla Davis

    as Dancer (uncredited)

  • George Davis

    as Cabbie (uncredited)

  • George Dee

    as Waiter (uncredited)

  • Burnell Dietsch

    as Dancer (uncredited)

  • Jack Dodds

    as Dancer (uncredited)

  • Edward Earle

    as Chestnut Vendor (uncredited)

  • Patricia Edwards

    as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

  • Roger Etienne

    as Bellhop (uncredited)

  • Sig Frohlich

    as Waitress (uncredited)

  • Everett Glass

    as Putney (uncredited)

  • Joseph Glick

    as Parade Spectator (uncredited)

  • Lisa Golm

    as Queen (uncredited)

  • Dick Gordon

    as Club Patron (uncredited)

  • Marion Gray

    as Reception Guest (uncredited)

  • Diane Gump

    as Dancer (uncredited)

  • Dolly Haas

    as 1st Little Girl (uncredited)

  • Dolores Haas

    as 2nd Little Girl (uncredited)

  • Stuart Hall

    as Reception Guest (uncredited)

  • Patsy Henry

    as 3rd Little Girl (uncredited)

  • Erze Ivan

    as Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)

  • Patricia Joiner

    as Suzanne (uncredited)

  • Anne Kimbell

    as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

  • Al Kunde

    as Townsman (uncredited)

  • Tommy Ladd

    as Dancer (uncredited)

  • Judy Landon

    as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

  • Joi Lansing

    as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

  • Gustave Lax

    as Washington Party Guest (uncredited)

  • Norman Leavitt

    as Scout Leader (uncredited)

  • Esther Ying Lee

    as Embassy Guest (uncredited)

  • Meredith Leeds

    as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

  • Mitchell Lewis

    as King’s Page with Pistol (uncredited)

  • James Logan

    as Servant (uncredited)

  • Leota Lorraine

    as Reception Guest (uncredited)

  • Marilyn Malloy

    as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

  • Joseph Marievsky

    as Russian (uncredited)

  • Michael Mark

    as Chestnut Vendor (uncredited)

  • Matt Mattox

    as Dancer (uncredited)

  • Edwin Max

    as Masher at Maxim's (uncredited)

  • Philo McCullough

    as Reception Guest (uncredited)

  • Svetlana McLee

    as Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)

  • Frank McLure

    as Club Patron (uncredited)

  • Louis Mercier

    as French Tour Guide (uncredited)

  • Torben Meyer

    as Station Master (uncredited)

  • Nolie Miller

    as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

  • Gregor Momdjian

    as Dancer (uncredited)

  • Michele Montau

    as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

  • Forbes Murray

    as Reception Guest (uncredited)

  • Richard Neill

    as Reception Guest (uncredited)

  • Barry Norton

    as Club Patron (uncredited)

  • Kathleen O'Malley

    as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

  • Foster H. Phinney

    as Reception Guest (uncredited)

  • Albert Pollet

    as Waiter (uncredited)

  • Ellen Ray

    as Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)

  • Edward Rickard

    as Club Patron (uncredited)

  • Suzanne Ridgway

    as Waitress (uncredited)

  • Ann Roberts

    as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

  • John Roy

    as Maitre d' (uncredited)

  • Loretta Russell

    as Reception Guest (uncredited)

  • Cosmo Sardo

    as Reception Guest (uncredited)

  • Jeffrey Sayre

    as Club Patron (uncredited)

  • Sally Seaver

    as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

  • Bernard Sell

    as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

  • Lucile Sewall

    as Reception Guest (uncredited)

  • Gale Sherwood

    as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

  • June Smaney

    as Townswoman (uncredited)

  • Willetta Smith

    as Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)

  • Bob Stebbins

    as Messenger (uncredited)

  • Norman Stevans

    as Symphony Spectator (uncredited)

  • Bert Stevens

    as Reception Guest (uncredited)

  • Gene Summers

    as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

  • Hal Taggart

    as Club Patron (uncredited)

  • Beverly Thompson

    as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

  • Carlo Tricoli

    as Latki (uncredited)

  • Dorothy Vaughan

    as Attendant (uncredited)

  • Gwen Verdon

    as Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)

  • Ernö Verebes

    as Waiter (uncredited)

  • Marc Wilder

    as Dancer (uncredited)

  • Dave Willock

    as Marshovian Attache (uncredited)

  • Doris Wolcott

    as Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Directing Curtis Bernhardt Director
Costume & Make-Up Helen Rose Costume Design
Camera Robert Surtees Director of Photography
Editing Conrad A. Nervig Editor
Production Joe Pasternak Producer
Writing Sonya Levien Screenplay
Writing William Ludwig Screenplay
Sound Irving Aaronson Music
Sound Douglas Shearer Recording Supervision
Sound Franz Lehár Original Music Composer
Writing Viktor Léon Writer
Writing Leo Stein Writer
Writing Paul Francis Webster Lyricist
Sound Jay Blackton Music Director
Crew Jack Cole Choreographer
Sound Maurice De Packh Orchestrator
Sound Irving Aaronson Music Consultant
Camera Henri Jaffa Other
Camera Alvord Eiseman Other
Art Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
Art Paul Groesse Art Direction
Art Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration
Art Arthur Krams Set Decoration
Crew A. Arnold Gillespie Special Effects
Crew Warren Newcombe Special Effects
Editing Peter Ballbusch Other
Costume & Make-Up Gile Steele Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Sydney Guilaroff Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up William Tuttle Makeup Designer
Directing Ridgeway Callow Assistant Director
Production Sergei Petschnikoff Production Manager
Sound Albert Sendrey Orchestrator

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