The Merry Widow
movie
M-G-M presents the saucy new musical!
Released September 05, 1952
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.
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
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Sujata Rubener
as
Gypsy Girl (as Sujata)
Lisa Ferraday
as
Marcella
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Shepard Menken
as
Kunjany
Crew
Curtis Bernhardt
as
Director
Helen Rose
as
Costume Design
Robert Surtees
as
Director of Photography
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Conrad A. Nervig
as
Editor
Joe Pasternak
as
Producer
Sonya Levien
as
Screenplay
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William Ludwig
as
Screenplay
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Irving Aaronson
as
Music
Douglas Shearer
as
Recording Supervision
Franz Lehár
as
Original Music Composer
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Viktor Léon
as
Writer
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Leo Stein
as
Writer