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The Merry Widow

6.8 137 mins Drama   Romance   1926
An Erich von Stroheim Production   Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  
Director(s): Erich von Stroheim

When Prince Danilo falls in love with American dancer Sally O'Hara, his uncle, King Nikita I of Monteblanco, forbids him to marry her because Sally is a commoner. Thinking she has been jilted by her prince, Sally marries wealthy Baron Sadoja. When the elderly man dies suddenly, Sally must be wooed all over again by Danilo.

Casts of The Merry Widow

Mae Murray

as Sally O'Hara - The Merry Widow

John Gilbert

as Prince Danilo Petrovich

Roy D'Arcy

as Crown Prince Mirko

Josephine Crowell

as Queen Milena

George Fawcett

as King Nikita

Tully Marshall

as Baron Sadoja

Edward Connelly

as Ambassador

Joan Crawford

as Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

as Danilo's Footman (uncredited)

Albert Conti

as Danilo's Adjutant (uncredited)

Xavier Cugat

as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

Dale Fuller

as Sadoja's Chambermaid (uncredited)

Jacqueline Gadsden

as Madonna (uncredited)

George Nichols

as Doorkeeper (uncredited)

Zalla Zarana

as Frenchie Christine (uncredited)

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