---
title: 'The Merry Widow (1925)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Erich von Stroheim'
released: '1925-08-26'
runtime_minutes: 117
genres:
  - 'Romance'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-merry-widow-1925'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0016104/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Merry Widow (1925)

1925 · 117 min · Romance, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

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 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Erich von Stroheim](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-von-stroheim)
- **Screenplay:** [Erich von Stroheim](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-von-stroheim), [Benjamin Glazer](https://cinepixo.com/people/benjamin-glazer)
- **Producer:** [Erich von Stroheim](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-von-stroheim), [Irving Thalberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-thalberg)
- **Original Music Composer:** [William Axt](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-axt)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ray Rennahan](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-rennahan), [Oliver T. Marsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-t-marsh), [William H. Daniels](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-h-daniels)
- **Editor:** [Margaret Booth](https://cinepixo.com/people/margaret-booth)

## Cast

- [Xavier Cugat](https://cinepixo.com/people/xavier-cugat)
- [Zack Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/zack-williams)
- [Clark Gable](https://cinepixo.com/people/clark-gable)
- [Joan Crawford](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-crawford)
- [Mae Murray](https://cinepixo.com/people/mae-murray)
- [Dale Fuller](https://cinepixo.com/people/dale-fuller)
- [Rolfe Sedan](https://cinepixo.com/people/rolfe-sedan)
- [John Gilbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-gilbert-3)
- [Roy D'Arcy](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-d-arcy)
- [Albert Conti](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-conti)
- [Edward Connelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-connelly)
- [Zack Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/zack-williams-2)
- [Irene Lentz](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-lentz)
- [Lon Poff](https://cinepixo.com/people/lon-poff)
- [Josephine Crowell](https://cinepixo.com/people/josephine-crowell)

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