The Merry Widow

Year: 1952

Runtime: 105 mins

Language: English

Director: Curtis Bernhardt

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Marshovia, a tiny European kingdom facing bankruptcy, hopes to be rescued when wealthy American Crystal Radek—widow of a Marshovian—agrees to fund the nation if she marries Count Danilo, the king’s nephew. On a diplomatic visit she swaps places with her secretary Kitty. In Paris, Danilo struggles to win the real Crystal, who also appears as the night‑club chorus girl Fifi, complicating his courtship.

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