The Merry Widow (1925) | Directed by Erich von Stroheim - Full Movie

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

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, with pre-fame uncredited appearances by Joan Crawford and Clark Gable.

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.

Directed by: Erich von Stroheim
Written by: Erich von Stroheim, Benjamin Glazer
Based on: The Merry Widow 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
Running time: 137 minutes
Country: United States
Language: Silent (English intertitles)
Budget: $592,000
Box office: $1.9 million