The Merry Widow
5.7
“M-G-M presents the saucy new musical!”
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
112 people
Lana Turner
Crystal Radek
Known for
Imitation of Life
The Bad and the Beautiful
Fernando Lamas
Count Danilo
Known for
100 Rifles
The Lost World
Una Merkel
Kitty Riley
Known for
The Parent Trap
The Bank Dick
Richard Haydn
Baron Popoff
Known for
Alice in Wonderland
Young Frankenstein
Thomas Gomez
King of Marshovia
Known for
Key Largo
Force of Evil
John Abbott
Marshovian Ambassador
Known for
The Jungle Book
Gigi
Marcel Dalio
Police Sergeant
Known for
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
The Rules of the Game
King Donovan
Nitki
Known for
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
The Defiant Ones
Robert Coote
Marquis De Crillon
Known for
A Matter of Life and Death
Othello
Sujata Rubener
Gypsy Girl (as Sujata)
Also in
Juliet of the Spirits
King of the Khyber Rifles
Lisa Ferraday
Marcella
Known for
Rancho Notorious
Shepard Menken
Kunjany
Known for
Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales
Killers from Space
Curtis Bernhardt Director · Sonya Levien Screenplay William Ludwig Screenplay
Worldwide gross $4.5M · Budget $2.4M · United States release September 5, 1952
Box office
Budget
$2,417,000
Worldwide gross
$4,500,000
Gross vs. budget
1.9×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 5, 1952
Theatrical
United States · November 17, 2015
Physical · DVD
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