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The Merry Widow (1925) was a Silent Films - Drama Film directed by Erich von Stroheim and produced by Irving Thalberg and Erich von Stroheim.

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Supposedly, during a day of viewing rushes, Irving Thalberg asked Erich von Stroheim about a particular behavioral aspect of the character Baron Sadoja, played by Tully Marshall. "That is a foot fetish", replied Stroheim. Thalberg is said to gave replied, "You, Von, have a footage fetish!"
During filming, Mae Murray would frequently visit the front office to complain that director Erich von Stroheim was making a dirty movie. The two of them fought constantly during production.
Erich von Stroheim:  [prostitutes]  Danilo brings Sally to a brothel, where a wild party is in progress, with the intent to seduce her.
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