Overview
When Prince Danilo falls in love with American dancer Sally O'Hara, his uncle, King Nikita I of Monteblanco, forbids him to marry her because Sally is a commoner. Thinking she has been jilted by her prince, Sally marries wealthy Baron Sadoja. When the elderly man dies suddenly, Sally must be wooed all over again by Danilo.
DirectorErich von Stroheim
WritersErich von Stroheim
ScreenplayBenjamin Glazer
Top Casts
Mae Murray
Sally O'Hara - The Merry Widow
John Gilbert
Prince Danilo Petrovich
Roy D'Arcy
Crown Prince Mirko
Josephine Crowell
Queen Milena
George Fawcett
King Nikita
Tully Marshall
Baron Sadoja
Edward Connelly
Ambassador
Joan Crawford
Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
Danilo's Footman (uncredited)
Albert Conti
Danilo's Adjutant (uncredited)
Details
LanguageNo Language
Production companiesAn Erich von Stroheim Production, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
TaglineThe gloriously intoxicating love story of the Merry Widow and her Prince Charming, is revealed at last in a picture production which will take your breath away!
