La Veuve joyeuse
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A prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country. This is an alternate, French-language version of 1934's "The Merry Widow," filmed separately, with a substantially different cast.
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Cast
11 people
Maurice Chevalier
Danilo
Known for
Gigi
Love in the Afternoon
Jeanette MacDonald
Missia
Known for
Love Me Tonight
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Danièle Parola
La reine
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Marcel Vallée
L'ambassadeur
Known for
The Crazy Ray
Fifi D'Orsay
Marcelle
Known for
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Pauline Garon
Loulou
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André Berley
Le roi
Known for
The Passion of Joan of Arc
Emile Dellys
Zizipoff
No other roles listed
George Davis
L'ordonnance
Known for
The Circus
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Akim Tamiroff
Manager
Known for
Touch of Evil
Alphaville
Henry Armetta
Turk
Known for
The Black Cat
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Ernst Lubitsch Director · Samson Raphaelson Writer Ernest Vajda Writer
First release January 24, 1935 · Produced in France, United States
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production
France · United States
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · January 24, 1935
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No release date listed for United States.
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