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The Merry Widow

1926·2h 17m·Passed
DramaRomance
IMDb Rating
★ 7.2/10
2,735 votes

A prince must woo the now-wealthy dancer he once abandoned, to keep her money in the country in order to keep it from crashing economically.

The Merry Widow is a 1926 drama romance movie directed by Erich von Stroheim, starring Josephine Crowell, Roy D'Arcy, John Gilbert. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.2/10 from 2,735 votes and runs 2h 17m.

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Director
Erich von Stroheim
Stars
Josephine Crowell
Roy D'Arcy
John Gilbert
Mae Murray
Details
1926-01-25
137 min
Movie
Passed
★ United States
Keywords
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