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THE MERRY WIDOW AFI Fest All-Night Movie Marathon: Comedies of Elegance

Description

Lubitsch again fools the Production Code folks as he interjects verboten sexual material into this glossy operetta. Chevalier is sent to Paris to propose to the wealthiest woman of his country (MacDonald) and bring her back so the country doesn’t go broke.

Details

Country: USA

Year: 1934

Director: Ernst Lubitsch

Editor: Frances March

Cast/Featuring: Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Edward Everett Horton, Una Merkel, George Barbier

Running Time (minutes): 99 min

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