The Merry Widow

1925 film by Erich von Stroheim
Movie silent_film Q654439
The Merry Widow
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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 (130 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Merry Widow's instance of is recorded as silent film[3].
  • The Merry Widow was directed by Erich von Stroheim[4].
  • Erich von Stroheim wrote the screenplay for The Merry Widow[5].
  • Benjamin Glazer wrote the screenplay for The Merry Widow[6].
  • The Merry Widow's composer is recorded as William Axt[7].
  • The Merry Widow's genre is romance film[8].
  • The Merry Widow's genre is silent film[9].
  • The Merry Widow's based on is recorded as The Merry Widow[10].
  • A cast member of The Merry Widow was Mae Murray[11].
  • A cast member of The Merry Widow was John Gilbert[12].
  • A cast member of The Merry Widow was Roy D'Arcy[13].
  • A cast member of The Merry Widow was George Fawcett[14].
  • A cast member of The Merry Widow was Tully Marshall[15].
  • A cast member of The Merry Widow was Clark Gable[16].
  • A cast member of The Merry Widow was Joan Crawford[17].
  • A cast member of The Merry Widow was Xavier Cugat[18].
  • A cast member of The Merry Widow was Dale Fuller[19].
  • A cast member of The Merry Widow was Jacqueline Gadsden[20].
  • A cast member of The Merry Widow was Irene Lentz—Maud[21].
  • A cast member of The Merry Widow was George Nichols[22].
  • A cast member of The Merry Widow was Walter Plunkett[23].
  • A cast member of The Merry Widow was Rolfe Sedan[24].
  • A cast member of The Merry Widow was Zack Williams[25].
  • A cast member of The Merry Widow was Albert Conti[26].
  • A cast member of The Merry Widow was Edward Connelly[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Irving Thalberg[28] and Erich von Stroheim[29]. The Merry Widow was directed by Erich von Stroheim[4]. Screenwriters include Erich von Stroheim[5] and Benjamin Glazer[6]. Cast members include Mae Murray[11], John Gilbert[12], Roy D'Arcy[13], George Fawcett[14], Tully Marshall[15], and Clark Gable[16].

Publication

The Merry Widow was released on January 1, 1925[30]. The original language of it was English[31]. Genres include romance film[8] and silent film[9].

Why It Matters

The Merry Widow ranks in the top 5% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (130 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]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2h ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 the-merry-widow
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14551]]: the-merry-widow, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295964660|THE MERRY WIDOW (#295964660)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8091|Il cine"
  2. 3d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer Cedric Gibbons
    Publication date +1925-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Erich von Stroheim, Benjamin Glazer
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+117'}
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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