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The Merry Widow

5.8 105 mins Drama   Music   1952
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  
Director(s): Curtis Bernhardt

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.

Casts of The Merry Widow

Lana Turner

as Crystal Radek

Fernando Lamas

as Count Danilo

Una Merkel

as Kitty Riley

Richard Haydn

as Baron Popoff

Thomas Gomez

as King of Marshovia

John Abbott

as Marshovian Ambassador

Marcel Dalio

as Police Sergeant

King Donovan

as Nitki

Robert Coote

as Marquis De Crillon

Sujata Rubener

as Gypsy Girl (as Sujata)

Lisa Ferraday

as Marcella

Shepard Menken

as Kunjany

Ludwig Stössel

as Major Domo

John Alban

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Erville Alderson

as Cart Driver (uncredited)

Bette Arlen

as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Frank Arnold

as Waiter (uncredited)

Gertrude Astor

as Reception Guest (uncredited)

Herman Belmonte

as Doorman (uncredited)

Eumenio Blanco

as Waiter (uncredited)

Oscar Blank

as Townsman (uncredited)

Herman Boden

as Dancer (uncredited)

Paul Bradley

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Buddy Bryan

as Dancer (uncredited)

George Calliga

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Toni Carroll

as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Sue Casey

as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Perdita Chandler

as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Tom Coleman

as Washington Party Guest (uncredited)

Paul Cristo

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Oliver Cross

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Zina d'Harcourt

as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Drusilla Davis

as Dancer (uncredited)

George Davis

as Cabbie (uncredited)

George Dee

as Waiter (uncredited)

Burnell Dietsch

as Dancer (uncredited)

Jack Dodds

as Dancer (uncredited)

Edward Earle

as Chestnut Vendor (uncredited)

Patricia Edwards

as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Roger Etienne

as Bellhop (uncredited)

Sig Frohlich

as Waitress (uncredited)

Everett Glass

as Putney (uncredited)

Joseph Glick

as Parade Spectator (uncredited)

Lisa Golm

as Queen (uncredited)

Dick Gordon

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Marion Gray

as Reception Guest (uncredited)

Diane Gump

as Dancer (uncredited)

Dolly Haas

as 1st Little Girl (uncredited)

Dolores Haas

as 2nd Little Girl (uncredited)

Stuart Hall

as Reception Guest (uncredited)

Patsy Henry

as 3rd Little Girl (uncredited)

Erze Ivan

as Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)

Patricia Joiner

as Suzanne (uncredited)

Anne Kimbell

as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Al Kunde

as Townsman (uncredited)

Tommy Ladd

as Dancer (uncredited)

Judy Landon

as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Joi Lansing

as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Gustave Lax

as Washington Party Guest (uncredited)

Norman Leavitt

as Scout Leader (uncredited)

Esther Ying Lee

as Embassy Guest (uncredited)

Meredith Leeds

as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Mitchell Lewis

as King’s Page with Pistol (uncredited)

James Logan

as Servant (uncredited)

Leota Lorraine

as Reception Guest (uncredited)

Marilyn Malloy

as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Joseph Marievsky

as Russian (uncredited)

Michael Mark

as Chestnut Vendor (uncredited)

Matt Mattox

as Dancer (uncredited)

Edwin Max

as Masher at Maxim's (uncredited)

Philo McCullough

as Reception Guest (uncredited)

Svetlana McLee

as Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)

Frank McLure

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Louis Mercier

as French Tour Guide (uncredited)

Torben Meyer

as Station Master (uncredited)

Nolie Miller

as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Gregor Momdjian

as Dancer (uncredited)

Michele Montau

as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Forbes Murray

as Reception Guest (uncredited)

Richard Neill

as Reception Guest (uncredited)

Barry Norton

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Kathleen O'Malley

as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Foster H. Phinney

as Reception Guest (uncredited)

Albert Pollet

as Waiter (uncredited)

Ellen Ray

as Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)

Edward Rickard

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway

as Waitress (uncredited)

Ann Roberts

as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

John Roy

as Maitre d' (uncredited)

Loretta Russell

as Reception Guest (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo

as Reception Guest (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Sally Seaver

as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Bernard Sell

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Lucile Sewall

as Reception Guest (uncredited)

Gale Sherwood

as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

June Smaney

as Townswoman (uncredited)

Willetta Smith

as Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)

Bob Stebbins

as Messenger (uncredited)

Norman Stevans

as Symphony Spectator (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

as Reception Guest (uncredited)

Gene Summers

as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Hal Taggart

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Beverly Thompson

as Girl at Maxim's (uncredited)

Carlo Tricoli

as Latki (uncredited)

Dorothy Vaughan

as Attendant (uncredited)

Gwen Verdon

as Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)

Ernö Verebes

as Waiter (uncredited)

Marc Wilder

as Dancer (uncredited)

Dave Willock

as Marshovian Attache (uncredited)

Doris Wolcott

as Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)

Wanda McKay

as Girl at Maxim's

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