The Merry Widow (1952) - film review

Comedy / Musical

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The Merry Widow is an American film comedy first released in 1952, directed by Curtis Bernhardt. The film stars Lana Turner, Fernando Lamas, Una Merkel, Richard Haydn and Thomas Gomez. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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MGM’s version of the charming operetta The Merry Widow has Lana Turner as the title character and Fernando Lamaz as the gigolo who tries to marry her for money. After all, someone must save the small and almost bankrupted Middle-European country of Marshovia. The shallowness of the love story is overshadowed by lovely costumes and sets and gorgeous Technicolor – the film looks heavenly. Charming, clean, refreshingly old-fashioned film.
Christine (Finland)

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Credits

Director: Curtis Bernhardt
Script: Franz Lehár, Victor Léon, Leo Stein, Sonya Levien, William Ludwig
Photo: Robert Surtees
Music: Jay Blackton
Cast: 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), King Donovan (Nitki), Robert Coote (Marquis De Crillon), Sujata (Gypsy Girl), Lisa Ferraday (Marcella), Shepard Menken (Kunjany), Ludwig Stössel (Major Domo), Erville Alderson (Cart Driver)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 105 min

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