The Merry Widow

Summary

The Merry Widow is a silent film^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Merry Widow's video is recorded as The Merry Widow (1925).webm^[3].
• The Merry Widow's image is recorded as The Merry Widow (SAYRE 14423).jpg^[4].
• The Merry Widow's instance of is recorded as silent film^[5].
• The Merry Widow's director is recorded as Erich von Stroheim^[6].
• The Merry Widow's screenwriter is recorded as Erich von Stroheim^[7].
• The Merry Widow's screenwriter is recorded as Benjamin Glazer^[8].
• The Merry Widow's composer is recorded as William Axt^[9].
• The Merry Widow's genre is recorded as romance film^[10].
• The Merry Widow's genre is recorded as silent film^[11].
• The Merry Widow's based on is recorded as The Merry Widow^[12].
• The Merry Widow's cast member is recorded as Mae Murray^[13].
• The Merry Widow's cast member is recorded as John Gilbert^[14].
• The Merry Widow's cast member is recorded as Roy D'Arcy^[15].
• The Merry Widow's cast member is recorded as George Fawcett^[16].
• The Merry Widow's cast member is recorded as Tully Marshall^[17].
• The Merry Widow's cast member is recorded as Clark Gable^[18].
• The Merry Widow's cast member is recorded as Joan Crawford^[19].
• The Merry Widow's cast member is recorded as Xavier Cugat^[20].
• The Merry Widow's cast member is recorded as Dale Fuller^[21].
• The Merry Widow's cast member is recorded as Jacqueline Gadsden^[22].
• The Merry Widow's cast member is recorded as Irene Lentz—Maud^[23].
• The Merry Widow's cast member is recorded as George Nichols^[24].
• The Merry Widow's cast member is recorded as Walter Plunkett^[25].
• The Merry Widow's cast member is recorded as Rolfe Sedan^[26].
• The Merry Widow's cast member is recorded as Zack Williams^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Irving Thalberg^[28] and Erich von Stroheim^[29]. The Merry Widow's director is recorded as Erich von Stroheim^[6]. Screenwriters include Erich von Stroheim^[7] and Benjamin Glazer^[8]. Cast members include Mae Murray^[13], John Gilbert^[14], Roy D'Arcy^[15], George Fawcett^[16], Tully Marshall^[17], and Clark Gable^[18].

Publication

The Merry Widow's publication date is recorded as +1925-01-01T00:00:00Z^[30]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[31]. Genres include romance film^[10] and silent film^[11].

Why It Matters

The Merry Widow ranks in the top 5% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]