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The Merry Widow is a 1934 film adaptation of the 1905 operetta of the same name by Franz Lehár. The film was directed and produced by Ernst Lubitsch starring Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald with a supporting cast featuring Edward Everett Horton , Una Merkel , Sterling Holloway , Donald Meek , Jason Robards Sr. and Akim Tamiroff .
The Merry Widow: Directed by Ernst Lubitsch. With Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Edward Everett Horton, Marcel Vallée. When a small kingdom's main taxpayer leaves for Paris, its king dispatches a dashing count to win back her allegiance.
Wittily directed by Ernst Lubitsch, The Merry Widow is a rich Viennese pastry of a movie, perfectly cast with a sparkling Jeanette MacDonald as the widow and a roguish Maurice Chevalier as the playboy prince. It was MacDonald and Chevalier's fourth and final film together, and their only one at MGM.
The Merry Widow (1934) (Full Movie) (4K, 60FPS) Silent Cult Classic (2022 Edition) Directed by Ernst Lubitsch Written by Libretto: Victor Léon, Leo Stein Screenplay: Ernest Vajda,...
Jul 25, 2022 · The Merry Widow is a 1934 black and white movie film which has been colorised, upscaled to 4K, and frames per second boosted to 60 FPS in 2022 using Artificial...
The small kingdom of Marshovia has a little problem. The main taxpayer, the wealthy widow Sonia (who pays 52% of the taxes) has left for Paris. So Count Danilo is sent to Paris, to stop her from getting married to a stranger, so that the danger of removing the money is averted.
The most expensive film of its era, “Widow” sees perpetual pre-code Playboy Maurice Chevalier as a prince tasked with wooing a wealthy widow (Jeanette MacDonald) back to her homeland. MGM’s bank account is on full display in the movie, with elaborate sets and production design culminating in a luscious, 500-extra strong, ball scene.
