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The Merry Widow

(1952)

September 5, 1952 1h 45m
63%
TMDB Score

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.

Curtis Bernhardt

Director

Top Billed Cast

LT

Lana Turner

Crystal Radek

FL

Fernando Lamas

Count Danilo

UM

Una Merkel

Kitty Riley

RH

Richard Haydn

Baron Popoff

TG

Thomas Gomez

King of Marshovia

JA

John Abbott

Marshovian Ambassador

MD

Marcel Dalio

Police Sergeant

KD

King Donovan

Nitki

RC

Robert Coote

Marquis De Crillon

SR

Sujata Rubener

Gypsy Girl (as Sujata)

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