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The Merry Widow

Ernst Lubitsch

1934 • 1h 39m

A prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.

The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow 1934 trailer

Cast

Maurice Chevalier

Maurice ChevalierCount Danilo

Jeanette MacDonald

Jeanette MacDonaldMadame Sonia / Fifi

Edward Everett Horton

Edward Everett HortonAmbassador Popoff

Una Merkel

Una MerkelQueen Dolores

George Barbier

George BarbierKing Achmet

Minna Gombell

Minna GombellMarcelle

Ruth Channing

Ruth ChanningLulu

Sterling Holloway

Sterling HollowayOrderly

Donald Meek

Donald MeekValet

Herman Bing

Herman BingZizipoff

Jacklyn AlexanderMinor Role (uncredited)

Lona Andre

Lona AndreMaid to Sonia (uncredited)

Henry Armetta

Henry ArmettaTurk (uncredited)

Zita BacaMaxim Girl (uncredited)

Barbara Barondess

Barbara BarondessMaxim Girl (uncredited)

Crew

Ernst Lubitsch

Ernst LubitschDirector

Samson Raphaelson

Samson RaphaelsonScreenplay

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric GibbonsArt Direction

Irving Thalberg

Irving ThalbergProducer

Joseph M. Newman

Joseph M. NewmanAssistant Director

Franz Lehár

Franz LehárSongs

Lorenz Hart

Lorenz HartLyricist

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