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  • The Merry Widow (1934)
  • Passed
    99 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
The Merry Widow (1934)
Passed
99 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

When a small kingdom's main taxpayer leaves for Paris, its king dispatches a dashing count to win back her allegiance.
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Director
Writers
Ernest Vajda (screen play) | Samson Raphaelson (screen play) | Viktor Léon (based on book and lyrics by) (as Victor Leon) (libretto Die lustige Witwe) | Leo Stein (based on book and lyrics by) (libretto Die lustige Witwe) | Marcel Achard
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Oliver T. Marsh (photographed by)
Production Designer
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Release date
Nov 2, 1934 (United States)

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Cast

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131 cast members
Name Known for
Maurice Chevalier
Prince Danilo Prince Danilo   See fewer
Edward Everett Horton
Ambassador Popoff Ambassador Popoff   See fewer
Marcel Vallée
L'ambassadeur (French Version) L'ambassadeur (French Version)   See fewer
Una Merkel
Queen Dolores Queen Dolores   See fewer
Danièle Parola
La reine (French Version) La reine (French Version)   See fewer
George Barbier
King Achmed II King Achmed II   See fewer
André Berley
Le roi (French Version) Le roi (French Version)   See fewer
Fifi D'Orsay
Marcelle (French Version) Marcelle (French Version)   See fewer
Minna Gombell
Marcelle Marcelle   See fewer
Pauline Garon
Lola (French Version) Lola (French Version)   See fewer
George Davis
L'ordonnance (French Version) L'ordonnance (French Version)   See fewer
Sterling Holloway
Orderly Mishka Orderly Mishka   See fewer
Jean Perry
Le valet (French Version) Le valet (French Version)   See fewer
Herman Bing
Zizipoff Zizipoff   See fewer
Louis Adlon
Wide Eyed Admirer (uncredited) Wide Eyed Admirer (uncredited)   See fewer
Jacklyn Alexander
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Lona Andre
Maid to Sonia (uncredited) Maid to Sonia (uncredited)   See fewer
Alyce Ardell
Maxim Girl (uncredited) Maxim Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Henry Armetta
Turk (uncredited) Turk (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Ash
Gendarme (uncredited) Gendarme (uncredited)   See fewer
Zita Baca
Maxim Girl (uncredited) Maxim Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Florine Baile
Maxim Girl (uncredited) Maxim Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Barbara Barondess
Maxim Girl (uncredited) Maxim Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
George Baxter
Ambassador (uncredited) Ambassador (uncredited)   See fewer
Eugene Beday
Doorman (uncredited) Doorman (uncredited)   See fewer
William Begg
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Nightclub Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Cosmo Kyrle Bellew
Escort (uncredited) Escort (uncredited)   See fewer
Eugene Borden
Defense Attorney (uncredited) Defense Attorney (uncredited)   See fewer
Sheila Bromley
Sonia's Maid (uncredited) Sonia's Maid (uncredited)   See fewer
Tyler Brooke
Escort (uncredited) Escort (uncredited)   See fewer
Kathleen Burke
Prisoner (uncredited) Prisoner (uncredited)   See fewer
A.S. 'Pop' Byron
Doorman (uncredited) Doorman (uncredited)   See fewer
George Calliga
Ambassador (uncredited) Ambassador (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Carle
Defense Attorney (uncredited) Defense Attorney (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred Cavens
Gendarme (uncredited) Gendarme (uncredited)   See fewer
Nora Cecil
Animal Woman (uncredited) Animal Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Shirley Chambers
Maxim Girl (uncredited) Maxim Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Lane Chandler
Soldier Reporting to Popoff (uncredited) Soldier Reporting to Popoff (uncredited)   See fewer
André Cheron
Presiding Judge (uncredited) Presiding Judge (uncredited)   See fewer
Claudia Coleman
Wardrobe Mistress (uncredited) Wardrobe Mistress (uncredited)   See fewer
Gino Corrado
Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Oliver Cross
Ball Guest (uncredited) Ball Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Adrienne D'Ambricourt
Newspaper Woman (uncredited) Newspaper Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Carrie Daumery
Animal Woman (uncredited) Animal Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Georges De Gombert
Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur De Ravenne
Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Dorothy Dehn
Maxim Girl (uncredited) Maxim Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Emile Dellys
Zizipoff (uncredited) Zizipoff (uncredited)   See fewer
Jill Dennett
Duchess - a Maxim Girl (uncredited) Duchess - a Maxim Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Juliet Dika
Wardrobe Mistress (uncredited) Wardrobe Mistress (uncredited)   See fewer
Odette Duval
Maid (uncredited) Maid (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Ellis
Dancer (uncredited) Dancer (uncredited)   See fewer
Patricia Farley
Maxim Girl (uncredited) Maxim Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Ferrandini
Ball Guest (uncredited) Ball Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
André Ferrier
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Bess Flowers
Maxim Girl (uncredited) Maxim Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Christian J. Frank
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Constant Franke
Escort (uncredited) Escort (uncredited)   See fewer
Otto Fries
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Joan Gale
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Gilbert
Fat Lackey (uncredited) Fat Lackey (uncredited)   See fewer
Gene Gouldeni
Nondescript Priest (uncredited) Nondescript Priest (uncredited)   See fewer
Dorothy Granger
Maxim's Girl (uncredited) Maxim's Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Roger Gray
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Beatrice Hagen
Maxim Girl (uncredited) Maxim Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Winter Hall
Priest (uncredited) Priest (uncredited)   See fewer
Mary Halsey
Maxim Girl (uncredited) Maxim Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Jeanne Hart
Maxim Girl (uncredited) Maxim Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Herbert
Orthodox Priest (uncredited) Orthodox Priest (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Housman
Drunken Man (uncredited) Drunken Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Eleanor Hunt
Maxim Girl (uncredited) Maxim Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Perry Ivins
Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
George Jackson
Escort (uncredited) Escort (uncredited)   See fewer
Anthony Jowitt
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Leonid Kinskey
Shepherd (uncredited) Shepherd (uncredited)   See fewer
Connie Lamont
Maxim Girl (uncredited) Maxim Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Lamont
Gendarme (uncredited) Gendarme (uncredited)   See fewer
Barbara Leonard
Melissa (uncredited) Melissa (uncredited)   See fewer
George J. Lewis
Escort (uncredited) Escort (uncredited)   See fewer
Caryl Lincoln
Maid to Sonia (uncredited) Maid to Sonia (uncredited)   See fewer
Bella Loblov
Gypsy Violinist (uncredited) Gypsy Violinist (uncredited)   See fewer
Jacques Lory
Goatman (uncredited) Goatman (uncredited)   See fewer
Ula Love
Maxim Girl (uncredited) Maxim Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Ernst Lubitsch
Self - Director in Trailer (uncredited) Self - Director in Trailer (uncredited)   See fewer
Lya Lys
Newswoman (uncredited) Newswoman (uncredited)   See fewer
George Magrill
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred Malatesta
Ambassador (uncredited) Ambassador (uncredited)   See fewer
Eric Mayne
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Nightclub Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Florine McKinney
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)   See fewer
John Merkyl
Escort (uncredited) Escort (uncredited)   See fewer
John 'Skins' Miller
Drunken Man (uncredited) Drunken Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Ferdinand Munier
Jailer (uncredited) Jailer (uncredited)   See fewer
George Nardelli
Escort (uncredited) Escort (uncredited)   See fewer
Wedgwood Nowell
Lackey (uncredited) Lackey (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank O'Connor
Soldier with Exhibit 2 (uncredited) Soldier with Exhibit 2 (uncredited)   See fewer
Earl Oxford
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Albert Petit
Manager of Maxim's (uncredited) Manager of Maxim's (uncredited)   See fewer
Nita Pike
Maid (uncredited) Maid (uncredited)   See fewer
Albert Pollet
Headwaiter (uncredited) Headwaiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Russ Powell
Fat Lackey (uncredited) Fat Lackey (uncredited)   See fewer
Lucien Prival
Adamovitch (uncredited) Adamovitch (uncredited)   See fewer
Jules Raucourt
Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited) Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)   See fewer
George Renault
Escort (uncredited) Escort (uncredited)   See fewer
Georges Renavent
Adamovitch (uncredited) Adamovitch (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Requa
Escort (uncredited) Escort (uncredited)   See fewer
Georgette Rhodes
Maid (uncredited) Maid (uncredited)   See fewer
John Roach
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Jason Robards Sr.
Arresting Officer (uncredited) Arresting Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Dewey Robinson
Fat Lackey (uncredited) Fat Lackey (uncredited)   See fewer
Shirley Ross
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Matty Roubert
Newsboy (uncredited) Newsboy (uncredited)   See fewer
Jan Rubini
Violinist (uncredited) Violinist (uncredited)   See fewer
Hector V. Sarno
Gypsy Leader (uncredited) Gypsy Leader (uncredited)   See fewer
Rolfe Sedan
Gabrielovitsch (uncredited) Gabrielovitsch (uncredited)   See fewer
Evelyn Selbie
Newspaper Woman (uncredited) Newspaper Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Sheridan
Judge (uncredited) Judge (uncredited)   See fewer
Akim Tamiroff
Manager of Maxim's (uncredited) Manager of Maxim's (uncredited)   See fewer
Lee Tinn
Excited Chinese Man (uncredited) Excited Chinese Man (uncredited)   See fewer
August Tollaire
Orthodox Priest (uncredited) Orthodox Priest (uncredited)   See fewer
Maria Troubetskoy
Maxim Girl (uncredited) Maxim Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Jacques Vanaire
Escort (uncredited) Escort (uncredited)   See fewer
Marcel Ventura
Escort (uncredited) Escort (uncredited)   See fewer
André Verrier
Gaoler (uncredited) Gaoler (uncredited)   See fewer
Edna Waldron
Maid to Sonia (uncredited) Maid to Sonia (uncredited)   See fewer
Morgan Wallace
Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited) Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)   See fewer
Luana Walters
Maid to Sonia (uncredited) Maid to Sonia (uncredited)   See fewer
Peggy Watts
Maxim Girl (uncredited) Maxim Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Dorothy Wilson
Maxim Girl (uncredited) Maxim Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
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