The Merry Widow (1952)
M-G-M presents the saucy new musical!
105 min
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.
- Release date
- September 5, 1952
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- 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
Crew
- Curtis Bernhardt · Director
- Sonya Levien · Writer
- William Ludwig · Writer
- Viktor Léon · Writer
- Leo Stein · Writer
- Joe Pasternak · Producer
- Robert Surtees · Cinematographer
- Conrad A. Nervig · Editor