The Merry Widow is a 1925 American MGM romantic drama film and black comedy directed and written by Erich von Stroheim. The film stars Mae Murray, John Gilbert and Roy D'Arcy.

The film was symbolic in that it sparked the careers of many actors who would go on to be become superstars and icons - both Joan Crawford and Clark Gable had uncredited roles in the film, along with many others who would embark on successful acting careers.

Prince Danilo falls in love with dancer Sally O'Hara. His uncle, King Nikita I of Monteblanco forbids the marriage because she is a commoner. Thinking she has been jilted by her prince, Sally marries old, lecherous Baron Sadoja, whose wealth has kept the kingdom afloat. When he dies suddenly, Sally must be wooed all over again by Danilo. Written by David Eickemeyer

nna: Besides the engagement to Rossion is off. nilo: Off? nna: Off. nilo: But that rendezvous in the summer house.... nna: That was no rendezvous, that was another women a married woman, I merely stepped in to save her honor that's all. nilo: That's all?! And I nearly went out of my mind with sheer RAGE and MISERY nna: You did? nilo: Yes. nna: Why?

Merry Widow is the story of a fragile young obituary writer, who suffers from an addiction to mourning the loss of her husband. Her obsessive rituals and cowering demeanor meet with cheeky criticism from her glib coworkers, when she returns from random funerals everyday on her lunch hour. At one of these funerals she meets a reclusive grounds keeper who gives her clarity into her own pathos and self-destruction. The question is -will she face the realization that holding on to her husband's memory also means holding onto a lifetime of grief and inadequacy? Written by Anonymous

The widow, Anna Glawari, faces a dilemma. Pontevedro, her native country, will be left bankrupt if she weds a foreigner. An Embassy plot to marry her off to the debonair Count Danilo Danilovitch is complicated by the secret affair which has developed between the French attaché, Camille de Rosillon, and the Ambassador's wife, Valencienne. This light-hearted tale of political and amorous intrigue unfolds amidst the gaiety of high society in turn-of-the-century Paris. Written by Fiona Kelleghan

When Turner, Lana's millionaire husband Bob Topping left her in 1951, she slashed her wrist and had to wear a bracelet during this shoot to cover the scar.

A Merry Widow is a short, strapless corset or corselette with half-cups for the breasts and long garters. It was first made by the foundations company Warner's of Bridgeport, CT in 1952, to coincide with the release of this movie.

The small kingdom of Marshovia has a little problem. The main tax-payer, the wealthy widow Sonia (who pays 52 0f the taxes) has left for Paris So Count Danilo is sent to Paris, to stop her from getting married by a stranger, so that the danger of removing the money is banned. But this is not that easy as the ambassador in Paris has planned. Written by Stephan Eichenberg