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Jeanette MacDonald is Sonia, a bubbly widow who owns 52% of every cow and cowtown in the tiny European country of Marshovia. When she relocates to glittery Paris, suave ladies€ man Captain Danilo (Maurice Chevalier) sets out in hot pursuit. His mission: avert his homeland€s financial ruin by bringing Sonia back on the wings of love. But hang on tight, Danilo. Love always flies a delirious course when legendary director Ernst Lubitsch, known for sophisticated wit and a style affectionately dubbed as €œthe Lubitsch touch€ is at the helm. A frothy, high-spirited gem based on Franz Lehar€s operetta, The Merry Widow set the standard for musicals to come. And it confirmed what MGM€s top brass already knew: Jeanette MacDoanld was a major star.

So enjoy the rapturous music, the sparkling dialogue and the swirling €œMerry Widow Waltz.€ You€ll have to look far and wide for a better comic operetta than this.

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