

The Merry Widow
Visit website6.8/10 • 36
1926-09-27 • 2h 17m
The 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!
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.
- Directors
- Erich von Stroheim
- Writters
- Erich von Stroheim
- Editors
- Erich von Stroheim, Frank E. Hull

The Merry Widow
Visit website1926-09-27 • 2h 17m
6.8/10 • 36
The 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!
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.
- Directors
- Erich von Stroheim
- Writters
- Erich von Stroheim
- Editors
- Erich von Stroheim, Frank E. Hull
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsMae 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)
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- Status
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- Original Language
- English
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- Keywords
- dancedancerwidowprincecousinromantic rivalrybased on play or musicalsilent filmwealthy widowcousin relationshipwild party