

The Merry Widow
1952 Directed by Curtis BernhardtMarshovia, 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.
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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
Director
...........................................................Curtis Bernhardt
Producer
...........................................................Joe Pasternak
Writer
...........................................................Viktor Léon
Leo Stein
Assistant Director
...........................................................Ridgeway Callow
Costume Design
...........................................................Helen Rose
Editor
...........................................................Conrad A. Nervig
Production Companies
...................................................Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries
........................................................United States of America
Spoken Languages
....................................................English
Genres
....................................................Drama
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