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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302747294
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6302747295
Label: MGM (Warner)
Manufacturer: MGM (Warner)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Release Date: February 24, 1995
Running Time: 105 minutes
Sales Rank: 4159
Studio: MGM (Warner)
Theatrical Release Date: September 05, 1952
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Lavish production w/ attractive stars - not bad!
Just 'burned' the two versions of the Merry Widow off TCM - the earlier B&W McDonald/Chevalier film is the superior one by far; however, this updated color version w/ attractive co-stars (Turner & Lamas) is much better than I expected; the production is lavish which is typical for 'musicals' of the time - Turner is gorgeous, as usual & Lamas much better than I expected - certainly worth a watch, but try to see the other film as a comparison!
Rating:  - The Merry Widow VHS
The quality of the VHS is not very good. The sound track is actually very bad. It must be a copy from some bad source.
Rating:  - MGM gloss at it's best!
Lana Turner and Fernando Lamas light up the screen in MGM's watered-down version of Franz Lehar's operetta THE MERRY WIDOW.
Crystal Radek (Lana Turner) is invited to a forgotten little European kingdom where her dead husband was born, so she can attend the unveiling of a statue dedicated to his memory.
Little does she know that the Government is more interested in her 8-million-dollar inheritance than anything else! Count Danilo (Fernando Lamas) is called on to seduce Crystal ... Read More
Rating: - Mesmerizing music, expert dancing, and gorgeous Lana Turner
The script is pedestrian but the dancing is superb. Picture Lana Turner at the height of her beauty dressed in fabulous gowns that showcase her hour-glass figure. The final waltz alone makes this video worth its price. Lana and Fernando whirl around a mirrored ballroom to the haunting strains of Lehar's "Merry Widow Waltz". The film demonstrates that, in addition to being beautiful, Turner was an incredibly graceful dancer. The music, Turner's poignant beauty, and fabulous dancing make this ... Read More
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Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302747294
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6302747295
Label: MGM (Warner)
Manufacturer: MGM (Warner)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Release Date: February 24, 1995
Running Time: 105 minutes
Sales Rank: 4159
Studio: MGM (Warner)
Theatrical Release Date: September 05, 1952