The Merry Widow

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Lana Turner

Crystal Radek

Age : 74 | Popularity : 51%

Fernando Lamas

Count Danilo

Age : 67 | Popularity : 80%

Una Merkel

Kitty Riley

Age : 82 | Popularity : 43%

Richard Haydn

Baron Popoff

Age : N/A | Popularity : 24%

Thomas Gomez

King of Marshovia

Age : 65 | Popularity : 36%

John Abbott

Marshovian Ambassador

Age : 90 | Popularity : 39%

Marcel Dalio

Police Sergeant

Age : N/A | Popularity : 16%

King Donovan

Nitki

Age : N/A | Popularity : 38%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Curtis Bernhardt
	Assistant Director	Ridgeway Callow
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Helen Rose Gile Steele
	Hairstylist	Sydney Guilaroff
	Makeup Designer	William Tuttle
Editing	Editor	Conrad A. Nervig
	Other	Peter Ballbusch
Camera	Director of Photography	Robert Surtees
	Other	Henri Jaffa Alvord Eiseman
Production	Producer	Joe Pasternak
	Production Manager	Sergei Petschnikoff
Writing	Screenplay	Sonya Levien William Ludwig
	Writer	Viktor Léon Leo Stein
	Lyricist	Paul Francis Webster
Sound	Music	Irving Aaronson
	Recording Supervision	Douglas Shearer
	Original Music Composer	Franz Lehár
	Music Director	Jay Blackton
	Orchestrator	Maurice De Packh Albert Sendrey
	Music Consultant	Irving Aaronson
Crew	Choreographer	Jack Cole
	Special Effects	A. Arnold Gillespie Warren Newcombe
Art	Art Direction	Cedric Gibbons Paul Groesse
	Set Decoration	Edwin B. Willis Arthur Krams
Department	Role	Name

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