The Merry Widow
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- Drama
- Music
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.
Keywords
- paris
- france
- king
- kingdom
- financial crisis
- womanizer
- maid
- ball
- ambassador
- mistaken identity
- playboy
- nobility
- royal court
- wealthy widow
- ballroom dancing
- companion
- romantic pursuit
- paris, france
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 5, 1952
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cast
- Thomas Gomez,Mitchell Lewis,John Alban,Lucile Sewall,Joi Lansing,Diane Gump,Gustave Lax,George Davis,Dick Gordon,Sig Frohlichand 102 more
- Director
- Curtis Bernhardt
- Producer
- Joe Pasternak
- Cinematography
- Robert Surtees
- Music
- Franz Lehár
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0044900