The Mery Widow
The Merry Widow is a 1934 film adaptation of the operetta of the same name by Franz Lehár. It was directed and produced by Ernst Lubitsch and starred Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald. A French-language version was produced at the same time and released in France the same year as La Veuve joyeuse.
Plot
Playboy Captain Danilo (Maurice Chevalier) is ordered by King Achmet of Marshovia (George Barbier) to court and marry Madame Sonia (Jeanette MacDonald), a rich widow who owns a large portion of the kingdom.
Awards
Cast
- Akim Tamiroff
- Billy Gilbert
- Donald Meek
- Edward Everett Horton
- Frank O'Connor
- Frank Sheridan
- George Barbier
- George J. Lewis
- George Magrill
- Gino Corrado
- Henry Armetta
- Herman Bing
- Jason Robards
- Jeanette MacDonald
- Kathleen Burke
- Lane Chandler
- Leonid Kinskey
- Lona Andre
- Luana Walters
- Maurice Chevalier
- Minna Gombell
- Morgan Wallace
- Richard Carle
- Rolfe Sedan
- Sterling Holloway
- Una Merkel
- Virginia Field
More details
author | Ernest Vajda Ernst Lubitsch Henri Meilhac Marcel Achard Samson Raphaelson |
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award | Academy Award for Best Production Design |
contentLocation | Europe |
director | Ernst Lubitsch |
editor | Adrienne Fazan Frances Marsh |
genre | comedy |
keywords | the king |
musicBy | Herbert Stothart |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Production Design |
producer | Irving Thalberg |
productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
publisher | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
theme | musical comedy operetta romantic comedy romantic musical silent |