The Merry Widow
Drama | Music
Release Date
September 5, 1952
Duration
105 min
Status
Released
Language
en
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.
Casts
Crystal Radek
Lana Turner
Count Danilo
Fernando Lamas
Kitty Riley
Una Merkel
Baron Popoff
Richard Haydn
King of Marshovia
Thomas Gomez
Marshovian Ambassador
John Abbott
Police Sergeant
Marcel Dalio
Nitki
King Donovan
Marquis De Crillon
Robert Coote
Gypsy Girl (as Sujata)
Sujata Rubener
Marcella
Lisa Ferraday
Kunjany
Shepard Menken
Major Domo
Ludwig Stössel
Club Patron (uncredited)
John Alban
Cart Driver (uncredited)
Erville Alderson
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Bette Arlen
Waiter (uncredited)
Frank Arnold
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
Doorman (uncredited)
Herman Belmonte
Waiter (uncredited)
Eumenio Blanco
Townsman (uncredited)
Oscar Blank
Dancer (uncredited)
Herman Boden
Club Patron (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Dancer (uncredited)
Buddy Bryan
Club Patron (uncredited)
George Calliga
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Toni Carroll
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Sue Casey
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Perdita Chandler
Washington Party Guest (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Club Patron (uncredited)
Paul Cristo
Club Patron (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Zina d'Harcourt
Dancer (uncredited)
Drusilla Davis
Cabbie (uncredited)
George Davis
Waiter (uncredited)
George Dee
Dancer (uncredited)
Burnell Dietsch
Dancer (uncredited)
Jack Dodds
Chestnut Vendor (uncredited)
Edward Earle
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Patricia Edwards
Bellhop (uncredited)
Roger Etienne
Waitress (uncredited)
Sig Frohlich
Putney (uncredited)
Everett Glass
Parade Spectator (uncredited)
Joseph Glick
Queen (uncredited)
Lisa Golm
Club Patron (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Marion Gray
Dancer (uncredited)
Diane Gump
1st Little Girl (uncredited)
Dolly Haas
2nd Little Girl (uncredited)
Dolores Haas
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
3rd Little Girl (uncredited)
Patsy Henry
Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Erze Ivan
Suzanne (uncredited)
Patricia Joiner
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Anne Kimbell
Townsman (uncredited)
Al Kunde
Dancer (uncredited)
Tommy Ladd
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Judy Landon
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Joi Lansing
Washington Party Guest (uncredited)
Gustave Lax
Scout Leader (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
Embassy Guest (uncredited)
Esther Ying Lee
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Meredith Leeds
King’s Page with Pistol (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis
Servant (uncredited)
James Logan
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Marilyn Malloy
Russian (uncredited)
Joseph Marievsky
Chestnut Vendor (uncredited)
Michael Mark
Dancer (uncredited)
Matt Mattox
Masher at Maxim's (uncredited)
Edwin Max
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Svetlana McLee
Club Patron (uncredited)
Frank McLure
French Tour Guide (uncredited)
Louis Mercier
Station Master (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Nolie Miller
Dancer (uncredited)
Gregor Momdjian
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Michele Montau
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Richard Neill
Club Patron (uncredited)
Barry Norton
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Kathleen O'Malley
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Foster H. Phinney
Waiter (uncredited)
Albert Pollet
Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Ellen Ray
Club Patron (uncredited)
Edward Rickard
Waitress (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Ann Roberts
Maitre d' (uncredited)
John Roy
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Loretta Russell
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Club Patron (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Sally Seaver
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Bernard Sell
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Lucile Sewall
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Gale Sherwood
Townswoman (uncredited)
June Smaney
Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Willetta Smith
Messenger (uncredited)
Bob Stebbins
Symphony Spectator (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Gene Summers
Club Patron (uncredited)
Hal Taggart
Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)
Beverly Thompson
Latki (uncredited)
Carlo Tricoli
Attendant (uncredited)
Dorothy Vaughan
Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Gwen Verdon
Waiter (uncredited)
Ernö Verebes
Dancer (uncredited)
Marc Wilder
Marshovian Attache (uncredited)
Dave Willock
Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Doris Wolcott
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