The Merry Widow (1925 film)

The Merry Widow
Directed by Erich von Stroheim
Produced by Erich von Stroheim
Irving Thalberg (uncredited)
Written by Erich von Stroheim
Benjamin Glazer
Starring Mae Murray
John Gilbert
Roy D'Arcy.
Music by

William Axt (uncredited)
David Mendoza (uncredited)
Non-Original Music by

Franz Lehár
Cinematography Oliver T. Marsh
William H. Daniels
Editing by Frank E. Hull
Margaret Booth (uncredited)
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s) August 26, 1925 (1925-08-26)
Running time 137 minutes
Country United States
Language English

The Merry Widow is a 1925 American silent MGM romantic drama film and black comedy directed and written by Erich von Stroheim. The film stars Mae Murray, John Gilbert and Roy D'Arcy. [1][2]

Joan Crawford and Clark Gable had uncredited roles in the film.

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Color

This movie had a color sequence by Technicolor at the end[3], the Technicolor sequence is lost. The rest of this movie still survives.

Cast

Uncredited

Selected cast that were uncredited:

See also

References

  1. ^ Variety film review; September 2, 1925, page 36.
  2. ^ Harrison's Reports film review; September 12, 1925, page 147.
  3. ^ "Cinema", TIME, September 14, 1925

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