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When a small kingdom's main taxpayer leaves for Paris, its king dispatches a dashing count to win back her allegiance.When a small kingdom's main taxpayer leaves for Paris, its king dispatches a dashing count to win back her allegiance.When a small kingdom's main taxpayer leaves for Paris, its king dispatches a dashing count to win back her allegiance.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win total
Louis Adlon
- Wide Eyed Admirer
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDuring a recent showing on TCM, it was stated that Jeanette MacDonald and Maurice Chevalier did not get along on this film. He called her a "prude" and she called him "a bottom pincher". Their relationship had been deteriorating for some time, and this was the last film they appeared in together.
- GoofsWhen Sonia tears off a calendar sheet, it reads "Thursday, May III, 1885". However, May 3, 1885 was actually a Sunday.
- Alternate versionsA French version of this film, also starring Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald, was filmed at the same time as this one.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Monsieur Cinéma: Episode dated 23 January 1972 (1972)
- SoundtracksGirls, Girls, Girls
by Franz Lehár
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A Delightful Travesty
No need to add to the many reviews finding this a delightful, well made film. It is every bit that. Yet, this film violates one of the principles of truth in filming. It is NOT the Lehar Merry Widow. At best it is a distant cousin. To be sure, the film uses some of the music, albeit in odd places. and uses the names of some of the characters.
One of the plot elements of both the Lehar and the Lubitsch is the need for the tiny country to have the widow marry to keep her millions in the country's bank. The male lead is Danilo in both but in Lehar he is a playboy count. Here he is a bold captain. In Lehar, the leads were lovers in the past. Here they are newly met. And so it goes.
From the standpoint of faithfulness to the Lehar work, a work which still enraptures, this film is a travesty. Yet, it is a delightful travesty. Too bad they did not give it a different name.
One of the plot elements of both the Lehar and the Lubitsch is the need for the tiny country to have the widow marry to keep her millions in the country's bank. The male lead is Danilo in both but in Lehar he is a playboy count. Here he is a bold captain. In Lehar, the leads were lovers in the past. Here they are newly met. And so it goes.
From the standpoint of faithfulness to the Lehar work, a work which still enraptures, this film is a travesty. Yet, it is a delightful travesty. Too bad they did not give it a different name.
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- Jan 28, 2006
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- Also known as
- Vesela udovica
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $329,180
- Gross worldwide
- $6,014,620
- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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