Released
The Merry Widow
September 27 1926 (about 98 years ago)Rating
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33 reviews
The gloriously intoxicating love story of the Merry Widow and her Prince Charming, is revealed at last in a picture production which will take your breath away!
- Director: Erich von Stroheim
- Writer: Benjamin Glazer
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Runtime: 2 h 17 m
- Country: United States of America
- Companies: An Erich von Stroheim Production, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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.