The Merry Widow (1925 film)
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The Merry Widow is a 1925 American silent romantic drama/black comedy film directed and written by Erich von Stroheim. Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film stars Mae Murray, John Gilbert, Roy D'Arcy, and Tully Marshall,[3][4] with pre-fame uncredited appearances by Joan Crawford and Clark Gable.
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Directed by | Erich von Stroheim |
Written by | Erich von Stroheim Benjamin Glazer |
Based on | The Merry Widow 1905 operetta by Franz Lehár Victor Léon (libretto) Leo Stein (libretto) |
Produced by | Erich von Stroheim Irving Thalberg (uncredited) |
Starring | Mae Murray John Gilbert Roy D'Arcy Tully Marshall |
Cinematography | Oliver T. Marsh William H. Daniels |
Edited by | Frank E. Hull Margaret Booth (uncredited) |
Music by | William Axt (uncredited) David Mendoza (uncredited) Franz Lehár (non-original music) |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date | August 26, 1925 (1925-08-26) |
Running time | 137 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Budget | $592,000[1][2] |
Box office | $1.933 million (worldwide rentals)[1][2] |
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The film is based on the Franz Lehár's 1905 operetta of the same name, and was its second film adaptation, the first being a 1918 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz.
While a print of the film still survives, the end sequence shot in two-tone Technicolor is now lost. [dubious – discuss]