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Musical Monday: The Merry Widow (1952)

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jul 16, 2018

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: The Merry Widow (1952) – read more

The Merry Widow (1934)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 25, 2018

The Merry Widow Directed by Ernst Lubitsch Written by Ernest Vajda and Samuel Raphaelson based on an operetta by Victor Leon and Leo Stein 1934/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant Nothing like setting the Lubitsch touch to beautiful music. Sonia (Jeanette MacDonald) is a young wido read more

The Merry Widow (1952)

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Mar 9, 2016

Originally undertaken in 1925 with a remake in 1934, this was the third and final adaptation of the Franz Lehar operetta. By far the most expensive and opulent of the trio, The Merry Widow replaces the likes of Mae Murray and Maurice Chevalier with clotheshorse Lana Turner and bohunk Fernando Lamas read more

The Merry Widow (1952)

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Mar 9, 2016

Originally undertaken in 1925 with a remake in 1934, this was the third and final adaptation of the Franz Lehar operetta. By far the most expensive and opulent of the trio, The Merry Widow replaces the likes of Mae Murray and Maurice Chevalier with clotheshorse Lana Turner and bohunk Fernando Lamas read more

A Viúva Alegre / The Merry Widow (1934)

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Jan 9, 2016

A Viúva Alegre / The Merry Widow (1934) O que primeiro vem à sua mente quando você pensa na França? Torre Eiffel? A Marselhesa? Boinas? Napoleão? Escargot? Para mim, há duas coisas que representam a França: Versalhes e Maurice Chevalier. E ambos podem ser vistos em “A Viúva Alegre” read more

The Merry Widow Waltz: Lubitsch’s “Heaven Can Wait”

Random Pictures Posted by Amy on May 4, 2014

This post is part of the Romantic Comedy Blogathon, hosted by Backlots and Carole & Co.! It’s hard to imagine Ernst Lubitsch, director of The Love Parade (1929), Design for Living (1933), and Ninotchka (1939), making something that isn’t a classy, urbane romantic comedy. Heaven Can Wait (1943) read more

The Merry Widow Waltz: Lubitsch’s “Heaven Can Wait”

Random Pictures Posted by Amy on May 4, 2014

This post is part of the Romantic Comedy Blogathon, hosted by Backlots and Carole & Co.! It’s hard to imagine Ernst Lubitsch, director of The Love Parade (1929), Design for Living (1933), and Ninotchka (1939), making something that isn’t a classy, urbane romantic comedy. Heaven Can Wait (1943) read more

The Merry Widow Hat (1907-1914)

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Christina Stewart on Apr 9, 2014

“Who would think he’d be killed, by a little shock like that? Why ‘twas nothing but the bill for my Merry Widow Hat”. During the Edwardian Era, the craze over the Merry Widow hat became an extraordinary cultural event. The highlighted “S” curve silhouette of the female figure, together with read more

The Merry Widow (1925) A Silent Film Review

Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Mar 23, 2014

By Fritzi Kramer on March 23, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review Erich von Stroheim turned his singular talents to a classic operetta and the resulting film was the biggest hit of his career. It’s all about central European royalty (natch), an empty treasury and an extremely wealthy w read more

A Viúva Alegre / The Merry Widow (1934)

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001

A Viúva Alegre / The Merry Widow (1934) O que primeiro vem à sua mente quando você pensa na França? Torre Eiffel? A Marselhesa? Boinas? Napoleão? Escargot? Para mim, há duas coisas que representam a França: Versalhes e Maurice Chevalier. E ambos podem ser vistos em “A Viúva Alegre” read more

The Merry Widow Waltz: Lubitsch’s Heaven Can Wait

Random Pictures Posted by Amy on Nov 30, -0001

This post is part of the Romantic Comedy Blogathon, hosted by Backlots and Carole & Co.! It’s hard to imagine Ernst Lubitsch, director of “The Love Parade” (1929), “Design for Living” (1933), and “Ninotchka” (1939), making something that isn’t a classy, urbane read more