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3 days ago · In The Merry Widow (1934), director Ernst Lubitsch reunited Maurice Chevalier and MacDonald in a lavish version of the classic 1905 Franz Lehár operetta. The film was highly regarded by critics and operetta lovers in major U.S. cities and Europe, but failed to generate much income outside urban areas, losing $113,000. [ 42 ]
Oct 18, 2024 · Well, like all the movies directed by von Stroheim, there was something terribly decadent and yet fascinating about this movie. Indeed, from a technical point of view, the damned thing was really well made, especially when you think that it came out about 100 years ago.
3 days ago · The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). An adaptation of L. Frank Baum 's 1900 children's fantasy novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, it was primarily directed by Victor Fleming, who left production to take over the troubled Gone with the Wind.
2 days ago · This was soon followed by equally small and unbilled roles in two other 1925 silent films: The Only Thing, and The Merry Widow. [17] MGM publicity head Pete Smith recognized her ability to become a major star, but felt her name sounded fake; he told studio head Louis B. Mayer that her last name, LeSueur, reminded him of a sewer.
Oct 20, 2024 · In The Merry Widow (1905), with libretto by Viktor Léon and Leo Stein, Lehár created a new style of Viennese operetta, introducing waltz tunes and imitations of the Parisian cancan dances as well as a certain satirical element. Its success was such that two years later it was played at Buenos Aires at five theatres simultaneously.
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6 hours ago · It was shown in 1926, when Flood’s Theatre featured silent movie classics like Erich von Stroheim’s “The Merry Widow” starring John Gilbert and Mae Murray with uncredited performances by ...
Oct 20, 2024 · Criticized by some reviewers as being too lightweight to be taken seriously by the opera world, Bocelli nevertheless performed in The Merry Widow in 1999, singing three arias, and made his American operatic debut later that year in the title role of Jules Massenet ’s Werther at the Michigan Opera Theatre.
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