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The Merry Widow (1934)

Let Joy be Unconfined!

Genre : Comedy, Music, Romance

Runtime : 1H 39M

Director : Ernst Lubitsch
Writer : Ernest Vajda, Samson Raphaelson

Synopsis

A prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.

Actors

Maurice Chevalier
Maurice Chevalier
Count Danilo
Jeanette MacDonald
Jeanette MacDonald
Madame Sonia / Fifi
Edward Everett Horton
Edward Everett Horton
Ambassador Popoff
Una Merkel
Una Merkel
Queen Dolores
George Barbier
George Barbier
King Achmet
Minna Gombell
Minna Gombell
Marcelle
Ruth Channing
Ruth Channing
Lulu
Sterling Holloway
Sterling Holloway
Orderly
Donald Meek
Donald Meek
Valet
Herman Bing
Herman Bing
Zizipoff
Jacklyn Alexander
Jacklyn Alexander
Minor Role (uncredited)
Lona Andre
Lona Andre
Maid to Sonia (uncredited)
Henry Armetta
Henry Armetta
Turk (uncredited)
Zita Baca
Zita Baca
Maxim Girl (uncredited)
Barbara Barondess
Barbara Barondess
Maxim Girl (uncredited)
George Baxter
George Baxter
Ambassador (uncredited)
Cosmo Kyrle Bellew
Cosmo Kyrle Bellew
Escort (uncredited)
Sheila Bromley
Sheila Bromley
Sonia's Maid (uncredited)
Tyler Brooke
Tyler Brooke
Escort (uncredited)
Kathleen Burke
Kathleen Burke
Prisoner (uncredited)
A.S. Byron
A.S. Byron
Doorman (uncredited)
Richard Carle
Richard Carle
Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Nora Cecil
Nora Cecil
Animal Woman (uncredited)
Shirley Chambers
Shirley Chambers
Maxim Girl (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
Lane Chandler
Soldier Reporting to Popoff (uncredited)
Claudia Coleman
Claudia Coleman
Wardrobe Mistress (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Gino Corrado
Waiter (uncredited)
Dorothy Dehn
Dorothy Dehn
Maxim Girl (uncredited)
Jill Dennett
Jill Dennett
Duchess - a Maxim Girl (uncredited)
Paul Ellis
Paul Ellis
Dancer (uncredited)
Patricia Farley
Patricia Farley
Maxim Girl (uncredited)
Christian J. Frank
Christian J. Frank
Policeman (uncredited)
Otto Fries
Otto Fries
Policeman (uncredited)
Dorothy Granger
Dorothy Granger
Maxim Girl (uncredited)
Roger Gray
Roger Gray
Policeman (uncredited)
Winter Hall
Winter Hall
Priest (uncredited)
Mary Halsey
Mary Halsey
Maxim Girl (uncredited)
Jeanne Hart
Jeanne Hart
Maxim Girl (uncredited)
Tom Herbert
Tom Herbert
Orthodox Priest (uncredited)
Arthur Housman
Arthur Housman
Drunken Man (uncredited)
Eleanor Hunt
Eleanor Hunt
Maxim Girl (uncredited)
Perry Ivins
Perry Ivins
Waiter (uncredited)
Leonid Kinskey
Leonid Kinskey
Shepherd (uncredited)
Connie La Mont
Connie La Mont
Maxim Girl (uncredited)
Barbara Leonard
Barbara Leonard
Melissa (uncredited)
George J. Lewis
George J. Lewis
Escort (uncredited)
Caryl Lincoln
Caryl Lincoln
Maid to Sonia (uncredited)
Bella Loblov
Bella Loblov
Gypsy Violinist (uncredited)
Jacques Lory
Jacques Lory
Goatman (uncredited)
George Magrill
George Magrill
Policeman (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
Eric Mayne
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Wilmuth Merkyl
Wilmuth Merkyl
Escort (uncredited)
John
John "Skins" Miller
Drunken Man (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Frank O'Connor
Soldier with Exhibit 2
Akim Tamiroff
Akim Tamiroff
Manager at Maxim's
Lya Lys
Lya Lys

Crews

Ernst Lubitsch
Ernst Lubitsch
Director
Ernest Vajda
Ernest Vajda
Screenplay
Samson Raphaelson
Samson Raphaelson
Screenplay
Ernst Lubitsch
Ernst Lubitsch
Producer
Irving Thalberg
Irving Thalberg
Producer
Oliver T. Marsh
Oliver T. Marsh
Director of Photography
Frances Marsh
Frances Marsh
Editor
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Robert J. Schiffer
Robert J. Schiffer
Makeup Artist
Joseph M. Newman
Joseph M. Newman
Assistant Director
Viktor Léon
Viktor Léon
Book
Leo Stein
Leo Stein
Book
Elmer Russell Ball
Elmer Russell Ball
Still Photographer

Posters and backgrounds

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