Mirko later follows her there with the intention of seeking her hand and fortune in marriage. The merry widow is a 1934 film adaptation of the operetta of the same name by franz lehar. Believing that sally loves mirko, danilo allows the crown prince to shoot him. Gloede seeing how my grandmother didnt go hunting with mayer in 19231924, i gave this an 9. The merry widow 1925 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Starring mae murray, john gilbert, roy darcy, josephine crowell, george fawcett, tully marshall, edward connelly, joan crawford, clark gable, walter plunkett, and xavier cugat. Also one of the most notorious because of its tempestuous production.
The merry widow was composed in 1905, shortly after a major scandal involving the nation of montenegro. Thinking she has been jilted by her prince, sally marries. The merry widow movie posters from movie poster shop. Crown prince mirko of monteblanco and his cousin and secondinline to the throne prince danilo petrovich gilbert stop at an inn along with their traveling party. The merry widow dvdr 1925 warner archive collection mod. The merry widow is a 1925 romantic drama starring john gilbert and mae murray and directed by creatorerichvonstroheim. An american showgirl marries a lecherous count to spite the handsome officer who has rejected her. While both vie for her affections, ohara chooses danilo, and the enraptured prince announces their engagement. On the rebound, she marries a nasty old baron who keels over on their wedding night, leaving sally not only merry, but rich enough to attract a bevy of suitors. Im glad it didnt, we needed the resolution also for karma to come back around. The merry widow approved 1h 45min musical 5 september 1952 usa operating under royal orders, a count must woo a young and wealthy widow in order to save a kingdom from bankruptcy.
His uncle, king nikita i of monteblanco forbids the marriage because she is a commoner. Released 1925, the merry widow stars mae murray, john gilbert, roy darcy, josephine crowell the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 53 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Prince danilo falls in love with dancer sally ohara. All the merry widow movie posters,high res movie posters image for the merry widow. Its her dream to be a professional dancer and now is her chance. This movie is romantic drama of the silent era at its best.
In the climatic dance sequence, where the merry widow dances, both clark gable and myrna loy, both unknowns at the time, were extras. Mar 23, 2014 the merry widow was a blockbuster but what went on behind the scenes is just as interesting as what ended up on the screen. The film wanders, boringly and aimlessly, until gilberts love for murray is suddenly kindled in the seduction scene. If you look carefully, you can spot clark gable and. The merry widow 1925 stream and watch online moviefone.
The merry widow 1925 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. This land still exists, and with serbia retains the now useless joint name of yugoslavia the balkan state that once faced italy and combined eight countries. The merry widow provides a compelling narrative with magnificent visuals, and a layer of oddness that adds to the enjoyment. Not so with the accompaniment in the warner archive edition of the merry widow. The merry widow 1925 is a drama, romance movie starring mae murray and john gilbert.
The merry widow was a lavishlystaged production shot on a long schedule 19 weeks, very unusual for the time with a large cast of extras. If you look carefully, you can spot clark gable and myrna loy among the bit players, several years before either would become a star. Thinking she has been jilted by her prince, sally marries wealthy baron sadoja. The merry widow was a blockbuster but what went on behind the scenes is just as interesting as what ended up on the screen. This is the kind of silent film that is so enjoyable to watch. Dennis james does a superb job using the might of the organ in the fox theatre in atlanta, ga to make the screen come alive, using music from the popular operetta which audiences in 1925 wouldve understood and attributed to the story. The film featured three toptier talents who were washed up as power players within a decade, done in by changing tastes, studio politics or hubris. The popular 1980s dance movie that depicts the life of an exotic dancer with a side job as a welder who true desire is to get into ballet school. The merry widow 1925 not rated 2h 17min drama, romance 25 january 1926 uk a prince must woo the now wealthy dancer he once abandoned in order to keep her money in the country in order to keep it from crashing economically.
I wont spoil any of the humor and will just say that there are many lightly hilarious moments peppered throughout the film. Did not love the armymen forcing themselves onto women in the beginning whatsoever but as my uncle and shrek say, this movie is like an onion. Tonights movie night featured two ladies with ohara as. Whats most memorable about the merry widow is its visual creativity.
It was directed and produced by ernst lubitsch and starred maurice chevalier and jeanette macdonald. A frenchlanguage version was produced at the same time. This is prime lubitsch, one of my two favorites that he directed. The film has a great soundtrack with an oscar winning song. Its all about central european royalty natch, an empty treasury and an extremely wealthy widow. With mae murray, john gilbert, roy darcy, josephine crowell, george fawcett, tully marshall. When prince danilo falls in love with american dancer sally ohara, his uncle, king nikita i of monteblanco, forbids him to marry her because sally is a commoner. Buy the merry widow movie posters from movie poster shop. Unfortunately, so does his cousin, crown prince mirko roy darcy. The plot and the approach of the 1934 the merry widow have very little in common with the 1925 version. Merry widow, the 1925 movie clip manhattan follies.
Media in category the merry widow 1925 film the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. Mae murray, john gilbert, roy darcy, tully marshall, dir. Released by metrogoldwynmayer, the film stars mae murray, john gilbert, roy darcy, and tully marshall, with prefame uncredited appearances by joan crawford and clark gable. A classic silent film and one of the best of the genre. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Dennis james does a superb job using the might of the organ in the fox theatre in atlanta, ga to make the screen come alive, using music from the popular operetta which audiences. The merry widow 1925 mae murray is a brassy american gal who catches the eye of pretty much every eligible bachelor in a sleazy little mitteleuropean city state. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. The merry widow 1925 when dashing prince danilo john gilbert meets lovely follies dancer sally ohara mae murray, he falls madly in love. The merry widow dvdr 1925 warner archive collection. Apparently the director wanted the merry widow to end after the duel in the film.