

The Merry Widow (1952)
- NR
- 09/05/1952 (US)
- Drama, Music
- 1h 45m
M-G-M presents the saucy new musical!
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
DirectorSonya Levien
ScreenplayWilliam Ludwig
ScreenplayViktor Léon
WriterLeo Stein
WriterCast

Lana Turner
Crystal Radek
Fernando Lamas
Count Danilo
Una Merkel
Kitty Riley
Richard Haydn
Baron Popoff
Thomas Gomez
King of Marshovia
John Abbott
Marshovian Ambassador
Marcel Dalio
Police Sergeant