The Merry Widow (1952 film)

For other uses, see The Merry Widow (disambiguation).

The Merry Widow

Directed by	Curtis Bernhardt
Produced by	Joe Pasternak
Written by	Franz Lehár (operetta) Victor Léon (libretto) Leo Stein (libretto) Sonya Levien William Ludwig
Starring	Lana Turner Fernando Lamas
Music by	Jay Blackton (uncredited)
Cinematography	Robert Surtees
Editing by	Conrad A. Nervig
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s)	September 5, 1952
Running time	105 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Merry Widow is a 1952 film adaptation of the operetta of the same name by Franz Lehár. It starred Lana Turner and Fernando Lamas.

The film received two Academy Award nominations: for Best Art Direction - Set Decoration, Color (Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse, Edwin B. Willis, Arthur Krams) and Best Costume Design, Color. ^[1]

1 Synopsis
2 Cast
3 References
4 External links

Synopsis

The young widow Crystal Radek is invited to Marshovia, a small European kingdom, to attend the unveiling of a statue in honour of her deceased husband. The royal coffers are seriously in need of her money so the king sends out count Danilo to seduce her.

Cast

Lana Turner as Crystal Radek
Fernando Lamas as Count Danilo
Una Merkel as Kitty Riley. Merkel played Queen Dolores in the 1934 film version.
Richard Haydn as Baron Popoff
Thomas Gomez as the King of Marshovia
John Abbott as the Marshovian ambassador
Marcel Dalio as the police sergeant