The Merry Widow (1934) | |
| Director(s) | Ernst Lubitsch |
| Producer(s) | Ernst Lubitsch (uncredited), Irving Thalberg (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Film Adaptation, Musical, Romance |
| Top Topics | Marriage, Mistaken Identity, Money, Paris, Period Piece, Pre-Code Cinema, Romance (Comic), Royalty |
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The Merry Widow (1934) was a Musical - Comedy Film directed by Ernst Lubitsch and produced by Irving Thalberg and Ernst Lubitsch.
Academy Awards 1952 --- Ceremony Number 25 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Art Direction | Cedric Gibbons, Fredric Hope | Won |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Arthur Krams | Nominated |
| Best Costume Design | Helen Rose, Gile Steele | Nominated |
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Musical Monday: The Merry Widow (1952)
on Jul 16, 2018 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?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)?? Mus... Read full article
The Merry Widow (1934)
By Beatrice on Jun 25, 2018 From Flickers in TimeThe 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 full article
The Merry Widow (1952)
on Mar 9, 2016 From Journeys in Classic FilmOriginally 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 full article
The Merry Widow (1952)
on Mar 9, 2016 From Journeys in Classic FilmOriginally 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 full article
A Vi?va Alegre / The Merry Widow (1934)
By L? on Jan 9, 2016 From Critica RetroA Vi?va Alegre / The Merry Widow (1934) O que primeiro vem ? sua mente quando voc? pensa na Fran?a? Torre Eiffel? A Marselhesa? Boinas? Napole?o? Escargot? Para mim, h? duas coisas que representam a Fran?a: Versalhes e Maurice Chevalier. E ambos podem ser vistos em “A Vi?va Alegre”... Read full article
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Quotes from
King Achmet: Now tell me, if you weren't married... if you weren't my wife, could you fall for Gabrielovitsch?
Queen Dolores: If I weren't married... if I had it to do over again, and had the choice between you and Gabrielovitsch? Frankly, I'd take you.
[King Achmet laughs contentedly]
Queen Dolores: That shows you what I think of Gabrielovitsch.
Ambassador Popoff: Adamovitch.
Adamovitch: Yes, your excellency?
Ambassador Popoff: Go to my bedroom. In the cabinet, behind his majesty's picture, is a little brown bottle of poison... Throw it away. It's a protective measure.
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As in the 1925 and 1952 film versions, almost the entire plot is changed from the stage version, though several of the characters are basically the same. Only the made-for-TV versions have used the original plot and characters.
The 1,000 gas chandeliers on the sets took two hours to turn on.
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