The Merry Widow (1952)
1h 45m
Running Time
September 5, 1952Release Date
The Merry Widow (1952)
1h 45m
Running Time
September 5, 1952Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Lana Turner
Crystal Radek
Fernando Lamas
Count Danilo
Una Merkel
Kitty Riley
Richard Haydn
Baron Popoff
Thomas Gomez
King of Marshovia
John Abbott
Marshovian Ambassador
Marcel Dalio
Police Sergeant
King Donovan
Nitki
Robert Coote
Marquis De Crillon
Sujata Rubener
Gypsy Girl (as Sujata)
Lisa Ferraday
Marcella
Shepard Menken
Kunjany
Ludwig Stössel
Major Domo
John Alban
Club Patron (uncredited)
Erville Alderson
Cart Driver (uncredited)
Bette Arlen
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Frank Arnold
Waiter (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Herman Belmonte
Doorman (uncredited)
Eumenio Blanco
Waiter (uncredited)
Oscar Blank
Townsman (uncredited)
Herman Boden
Dancer (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Club Patron (uncredited)
Buddy Bryan
Dancer (uncredited)
George Calliga
Club Patron (uncredited)
Toni Carroll
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Sue Casey
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Perdita Chandler
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Washington Party Guest (uncredited)
Paul Cristo
Club Patron (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Club Patron (uncredited)
Zina d'Harcourt
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Drusilla Davis
Dancer (uncredited)
George Davis
Cabbie (uncredited)
George Dee
Waiter (uncredited)
Burnell Dietsch
Dancer (uncredited)
Jack Dodds
Dancer (uncredited)
Edward Earle
Chestnut Vendor (uncredited)
Patricia Edwards
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Roger Etienne
Bellhop (uncredited)
Sig Frohlich
Waitress (uncredited)
Everett Glass
Putney (uncredited)
Joseph Glick
Parade Spectator (uncredited)
Lisa Golm
Queen (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Club Patron (uncredited)
Marion Gray
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Diane Gump
Dancer (uncredited)
Dolly Haas
1st Little Girl (uncredited)
Dolores Haas
2nd Little Girl (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Patsy Henry
3rd Little Girl (uncredited)
Erze Ivan
Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Patricia Joiner
Suzanne (uncredited)
Anne Kimbell
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Al Kunde
Townsman (uncredited)
Tommy Ladd
Dancer (uncredited)
Judy Landon
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Joi Lansing
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Gustave Lax
Washington Party Guest (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
Scout Leader (uncredited)
Esther Ying Lee
Embassy Guest (uncredited)
Meredith Leeds
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis
King’s Page with Pistol (uncredited)
James Logan
Servant (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Marilyn Malloy
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Joseph Marievsky
Russian (uncredited)
Michael Mark
Chestnut Vendor (uncredited)
Matt Mattox
Dancer (uncredited)
Edwin Max
Masher at Maxim's (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Svetlana McLee
Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Club Patron (uncredited)
Louis Mercier
French Tour Guide (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
Station Master (uncredited)
Nolie Miller
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Gregor Momdjian
Dancer (uncredited)
Michele Montau
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Richard Neill
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Barry Norton
Club Patron (uncredited)
Kathleen O'Malley
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Foster H. Phinney
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Albert Pollet
Waiter (uncredited)
Ellen Ray
Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Edward Rickard
Club Patron (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
Waitress (uncredited)
Ann Roberts
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
John Roy
Maitre d' (uncredited)
Loretta Russell
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Club Patron (uncredited)
Sally Seaver
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Bernard Sell
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Lucile Sewall
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Gale Sherwood
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
June Smaney
Townswoman (uncredited)
Willetta Smith
Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Bob Stebbins
Messenger (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
Symphony Spectator (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Gene Summers
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Hal Taggart
Club Patron (uncredited)
Beverly Thompson
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Carlo Tricoli
Latki (uncredited)
Dorothy Vaughan
Attendant (uncredited)
Gwen Verdon
Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Ernö Verebes
Waiter (uncredited)
Marc Wilder
Dancer (uncredited)
Dave Willock
Marshovian Attache (uncredited)
Doris Wolcott
Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Curtis Bernhardt
Director
Helen Rose
Costume Design
Conrad A. Nervig
Editor
Robert Surtees
Director of Photography
Joe Pasternak
Producer
Sonya Levien
Screenplay
William Ludwig
Screenplay
Irving Aaronson
Music / Music Consultant
Douglas Shearer
Recording Supervision
Franz Lehár
Original Music Composer
Viktor Léon
Writer
Leo Stein
Writer
Paul Francis Webster
Lyricist
Jay Blackton
Music Director
Jack Cole
Choreographer
Maurice De Packh
Orchestrator
Henri Jaffa
Other
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 5, 1952
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
paris france
kingdom
playboy
ballroom dancing
mistaken identity
royal court
wealthy widow
ambassador
ball
womanizer
king
maid
financial crisis
nobility
companion
romantic pursuit
Wiki.
The Merry Widow is a 1952 American film adaptation of the 1905 operetta of the same name by Franz Lehár. It starred Lana Turner (whose singing voice was dubbed by Trudy Erwin) and Fernando Lamas.
The film received two Oscar nominations: for Best Art Direction - Set Decoration, Color (Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse, Edwin B. Willis, Arthur Krams) and Best Costume Design, Color. Paul Francis Webster provided revised lyrics for a greatly abridged score of the operetta conducted by Jay Blackton.
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