The Merry Widow (1925 film)
- The Merry Widow (1925 film)
Infobox Film
name = The Merry Widow
image_size = 250px
caption = Mae Murray and John Gilbert in "The Merry Widow"
director = Erich von Stroheim
producer = Erich von Stroheim
Irving Thalberg (uncredited)
writer = Erich von Stroheim
Benjamin Glazer
narrator =
starring = Mae Murray
John Gilbert
Roy D'Arcy.
music = William Axt (uncredited)
David Mendoza (uncredited)
Non-Original Music by
Franz Lehár
cinematography = Oliver T. Marsh
William H. Daniels
editing = Frank E. Hull
Margaret Booth (uncredited)
distributor = Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
released = 26 August 1925
runtime = 137 min.
country = USA
language = English
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website =
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0016104
"The Merry Widow" is a 1925 American MGM romantic drama film and black comedy directed and written by Erich von Stroheim. The film stars Mae Murray, John Gilbert and Roy D'Arcy.
The film was symbolic in that it sparked the careers of many actors who would go on to be become superstars and icons - Joan Crawford, Clark Gable and Myrna Loy had uncredited roles in the film, along with many others who would embark on successful acting careers.
Cast
*Mae Murray ... Sally O'Hara
*John Gilbert ... Prince Danilo Petrovich
*Roy D'Arcy ... Crown Prince Mirko
*Josephine Crowell ... Queen Milena
*George Fawcett ... King Nikita I
*Tully Marshall ... Baron Sixtus Sadoja
*Edward Connelly ... Baron Popoff (ambassador)
Uncredited
Selected cast that were uncredited:
*Helen Howard Beaumont.. Chorus girl
*Gertrude Bennett.. Hard-Boiled Virginia
*Bernard Berger.. Boy
*Sidney Bracey ... Danilo's footman
*Estelle Clark ... French barber
*Albert Conti ... Danilo's adjutant
*D'Arcy Corrigan ... Horatio
*Joan Crawford ... Extra
*Xavier Cugat ... Orchestra leader
*Anielka Elter ... Blindfolded musician
*Dale Fuller ... Sadoja's chambermaid
*Clark Gable ... Ballroom dancing extra
*Myrna Loy ... extra
External links
*imdb title|id= 0016104|title=The Merry Widow
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