The Merry Widow is a
1925-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1925:*El Húsar de la muerte, starring and directed by Pedro Sienna.*The Battleship Potemkin*Ben-Hur, starring Ramon Novarro....
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
MGM romantic drama film and
black comedyBlack comedy is a sub-genre of comedy and satire in which topics and events that are usually regarded as taboo are treated in a satirical or humorous manner while retaining their seriousness...
directed and written by
Erich von StroheimErich von Stroheim was an Austrian-born star of the silent film age, lauded for his directorial work in which he was a proto-auteur. As an actor, he is noted for his arrogant Teutonic character parts which led him to be described as "not a character actor, but what a character!"...
. The film stars
Mae MurrayMae Murray was an American actress, dancer, film producer, and screenwriter. Murray rose to fame during the silent film era and was known as "The Girl with the Bee-Stung Lips" and "The Gardenia of the Screen"....
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John GilbertJohn Gilbert was an American actor and a major star of the silent film era.Known as "the great lover", he rivaled even Rudolph Valentino as a box office draw...
and
Roy D'ArcyRoy D'Arcy was an American film actor of the silent film and early sound period of the 1930s noted for his portrayal of flamboyant villains. He appeared in 50 different films between 1925 and 1939, such as The Temptress in 1926 with actresses such as Greta Garbo.-Biography:Roy D'Arcy was born Roy...
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The film was symbolic in that it sparked the careers of many actors who would go on to be become superstars and icons -
Joan CrawfordJoan Crawford was an American actress in film, television and theatre. Starting as a dancer in traveling theatrical companies before debuting on Broadway, Crawford was signed to a motion picture contract by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1925...
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Clark GableWilliam Clark Gable was an American film actor, nicknamed "The King of Hollywood" in his heyday. In , the American Film Institute named Gable seventh among the greatest male stars of all time....
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Myrna LoyMyrna Loy was an American actress. Trained as a dancer, she devoted herself fully to an acting career following a few minor roles in silent films. Originally typecast in exotic roles, often as a vamp or a woman of Asian descent, her career prospects improved following her portrayal of Nora Charles...
had uncredited roles in the film, along with many others who would embark on successful acting careers.
- Mae Murray
Mae Murray was an American actress, dancer, film producer, and screenwriter. Murray rose to fame during the silent film era and was known as "The Girl with the Bee-Stung Lips" and "The Gardenia of the Screen"....
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The Merry Widow is a
1925-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1925:*El Húsar de la muerte, starring and directed by Pedro Sienna.*The Battleship Potemkin*Ben-Hur, starring Ramon Novarro....
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
MGM romantic drama film and
black comedyBlack comedy is a sub-genre of comedy and satire in which topics and events that are usually regarded as taboo are treated in a satirical or humorous manner while retaining their seriousness...
directed and written by
Erich von StroheimErich von Stroheim was an Austrian-born star of the silent film age, lauded for his directorial work in which he was a proto-auteur. As an actor, he is noted for his arrogant Teutonic character parts which led him to be described as "not a character actor, but what a character!"...
. The film stars
Mae MurrayMae Murray was an American actress, dancer, film producer, and screenwriter. Murray rose to fame during the silent film era and was known as "The Girl with the Bee-Stung Lips" and "The Gardenia of the Screen"....
,
John GilbertJohn Gilbert was an American actor and a major star of the silent film era.Known as "the great lover", he rivaled even Rudolph Valentino as a box office draw...
and
Roy D'ArcyRoy D'Arcy was an American film actor of the silent film and early sound period of the 1930s noted for his portrayal of flamboyant villains. He appeared in 50 different films between 1925 and 1939, such as The Temptress in 1926 with actresses such as Greta Garbo.-Biography:Roy D'Arcy was born Roy...
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The film was symbolic in that it sparked the careers of many actors who would go on to be become superstars and icons -
Joan CrawfordJoan Crawford was an American actress in film, television and theatre. Starting as a dancer in traveling theatrical companies before debuting on Broadway, Crawford was signed to a motion picture contract by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1925...
,
Clark GableWilliam Clark Gable was an American film actor, nicknamed "The King of Hollywood" in his heyday. In , the American Film Institute named Gable seventh among the greatest male stars of all time....
and
Myrna LoyMyrna Loy was an American actress. Trained as a dancer, she devoted herself fully to an acting career following a few minor roles in silent films. Originally typecast in exotic roles, often as a vamp or a woman of Asian descent, her career prospects improved following her portrayal of Nora Charles...
had uncredited roles in the film, along with many others who would embark on successful acting careers.
Cast
- Mae Murray
Mae Murray was an American actress, dancer, film producer, and screenwriter. Murray rose to fame during the silent film era and was known as "The Girl with the Bee-Stung Lips" and "The Gardenia of the Screen"....
... Sally O'Hara
- John Gilbert
John Gilbert was an American actor and a major star of the silent film era.Known as "the great lover", he rivaled even Rudolph Valentino as a box office draw...
... Prince Danilo Petrovich
- Roy D'Arcy
Roy D'Arcy was an American film actor of the silent film and early sound period of the 1930s noted for his portrayal of flamboyant villains. He appeared in 50 different films between 1925 and 1939, such as The Temptress in 1926 with actresses such as Greta Garbo.-Biography:Roy D'Arcy was born Roy...
... Crown Prince Mirko
- Josephine Crowell
Josephine Crowell , was a Canadian film actress of the silent film era. She appeared in 94 films between 1912 and 1929....
... Queen Milena
- George Fawcett
George Fawcett was an American film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 151 films between 1915 and 1933.He was born in Alexandria, Virginia and died in Nantucket, Massachusetts.-Selected filmography:...
... King Nikita I
- Tully Marshall
William Phillips was an American character actor known as Tully Marshall, with nearly a quarter century of theatrical experience behind before he made his first film appearance in 1914.-Career:...
... Baron Sixtus Sadoja
- Edward Connelly
Edward Connelly , was an American film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 69 films between 1914 and 1929.He was born in New York, New York and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:...
... Baron Popoff (ambassador)
Uncredited
Selected cast that were uncredited:
- Helen Howard Beaumont.. Chorus girl
- Gertrude Bennett.. Hard-Boiled Virginia
- Bernard Berger.. Boy
- Sidney Bracey
Sidney Bracey , was an American film actor. After a Broadway stage career, he appeared in 321 films between 1909 and 1942....
... Danilo's footman
- Estelle Clark ... French barber
- Albert Conti ... Danilo's adjutant
- D'Arcy Corrigan
D'Arcy Corrigan was an Irish-born lawyer who became a character actor, playing some 49 film roles, typically very brief but impressive, such as his ominously silent, darkly shrouded Ghost of Christmas Future in the popular 1938 version of the film A Christmas Carol...
... Horatio
- Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford was an American actress in film, television and theatre. Starting as a dancer in traveling theatrical companies before debuting on Broadway, Crawford was signed to a motion picture contract by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1925...
... Extra
- Xavier Cugat
Xavier Cugat, born Francesc d'Asís Xavier Cugat Mingall de Bru i Deulofeu was an American bandleader who spent his formative years in Havana, Cuba. A trained violinist and arranger, he was a key personality in the spread of Latin music in United States popular music. He was also a cartoonist and a...
... Orchestra leader
- Anielka Elter
Anielka Elter was a Czechoslovakian motion picture actress who made films in Berlin, Germany and Hollywood.Elter was a film star in Berlin before arriving in America from Poland. She had her first success in America with The Merry Widow . She had an uncredited role as a blind musician...
... Blindfolded musician
- Dale Fuller
Dale Fuller , was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 67 films between 1915 and 1935.She was born in Santa Ana, California and died in Los Angeles County, California.-Selected filmography:...
... Sadoja's chambermaid
- Clark Gable
William Clark Gable was an American film actor, nicknamed "The King of Hollywood" in his heyday. In , the American Film Institute named Gable seventh among the greatest male stars of all time....
... Ballroom dancing extra
- Myrna Loy
Myrna Loy was an American actress. Trained as a dancer, she devoted herself fully to an acting career following a few minor roles in silent films. Originally typecast in exotic roles, often as a vamp or a woman of Asian descent, her career prospects improved following her portrayal of Nora Charles...
... extra