The Merry Widow (1934 film)


The Merry Widow is a 1934 film adaptation of the operetta of the same name by Franz Lehár. It was directed and produced by Ernst Lubitsch and starred Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald. A French-language version was produced at the same time and released in France the same year as La Veuve joyeuse.

Plot

Playboy Captain Danilo is ordered by King Achmet of Marshovia to court and marry Madame Sonia, a rich widow who owns a large portion of the kingdom.

Cast

English

and Fredric Hope won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction.
The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:
The film earned $861,000 in the US and $1,747,000 overseas for a total rental of $2,608,000. It earned a further $151,000 on re-release in 1949-1950 to almost break even.