Franz Lehar - Turner Classic Movies

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Flawless (2007)

Liebestraum (1991)

Tatie Danielle (1990)

Music ("The Merry Widow Waltz")

Dark Eyes (1987)

Music ("Die Lustige Witwe")

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Merry Widow, The (1952) -- (Movie Clip) Villa

Merry Widow, The (1952) -- (Movie Clip) Night

Biography

Filmography

Music (Feature Film)

Flawless (2007)

Liebestraum (1991)

Tatie Danielle (1990)

Music ("The Merry Widow Waltz")

Dark Eyes (1987)

Music ("Die Lustige Witwe")

Zechmeister (1981)

Barnfoerbjudet (1979)

Torture Me Kiss Me (1970)

Selections from: "the merry widow waltz"

The Merry Widow (1952)

The Merry Widow (1934)

The Merry Widow (1934)

Die Grosse Attraktion (1931)

Music (Special)

Great Performers at Lincoln Center: Renee Fleming and Dmitri Hvorostovsky in Concert (2000)

Andre Rieu: Romantic Moments (1999)

Andre Rieu: The North America I Love (1998)

New York City Opera: Franz Lehar's "The Merry Widow" (1996)

CARRERAS, DOMINGO, PAVAROTTI WITH LEVINE: THE THREE TENORS IN CONCERT (1996)

FROM VIENNA: THE NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATION (1992)

U.N. DAY CONCERT (1988)

New York Philharmonic New Year's Gala Concert (1987)

Misc. Crew (Special)

An Evening With Kathleen Battle and Thomas Hampson (1995)

Life Events

Videos

Merry Widow, The (1952) -- (Movie Clip) Villa Count Danilo (Fernando Lamas), with his welcoming crew in lowly Marshovia caught unawares as the rich widow Radek (Lana Turner) arrives from America, Sujata his Gypsy partner, with Paul Francis Webster’s lyric to a tune (“Vilja”) from the original Franz Lehar operetta, staged by Jack Cole, produced by Joe Pasternak for MGM, in The Merry Widow, 1952.

Merry Widow, The (1952) -- (Movie Clip) Night Not quite able to see Lana Turner (title character, the visiting American widow Radek) in the dark, Count Danilo (Fernando Lamas), enlisted by his king to seduce her and her millions home to tiny Marshovia, offers the song from the Franz Lehar operetta, English lyric by Paul Francis Webster, in MGM’s The Merry Widow, 1952.

Merry Widow, The (1952) -- (Movie Clip) You Were Lovely By Moonlight Count Danilo (Fernando Lamas), under royal orders to woo the visiting American widow Radek (Lana Turner) and her funds, fails to realize that Kitty (Una Merkel) is only her secretary, then is further undermined when she finds the note detailing his instructions, in The Merry Widow, 1952.

Merry Widow, The (1934) -- (Movie Clip) Vilia First proper number for the wealthy, reclusive widow Sonia (Jeanette MacDonald), witty staging from director Ernst Lubitsch, Danilo (Maurice Chevalier) among the onlookers, the song by Franz Lehar and Lorenz Hart, in MGM's The Merry Widow, 1934.

Merry Widow, The (1934) -- (Movie Clip) Girls! Girls! Girls! Maurice Chevalier as "Danilo" with the opening number by Franz Lehar and Lorenz Hart, Jeanette MacDonald slipping in as the mysterious widow, from Ernst Lubitsch's celebrated 1934 version of The Merry Widow.

Merry Widow, The (1925) -- (Movie Clip) City In The Sky Director Erich von Stroheim going for scale from the opening, introducing "Monteblanco," the king (George Fawcett), queen (Josephine Crowell), evil baron (Tully Marshall) and unappealing crown prince (Roy D'Arcy), in the 1925 MGM version of The Merry Widow.

Merry Widow, The (1925) -- (Movie Clip) Premiere Danseuse American entertainer Sally O'Hara (Mae Murray) and troupe arrive in the fictional Alpine nation of Monteblanco, greeted by chance by the charming, if forward second son of the king, Prince Danilo (John Gilbert), in Erich von Stroheim's The Merry Widow, 1925.

Merry Widow, The (1925) -- (Movie Clip) Manhattan Follies All the kingdom of Monteblanco seems turned out to see the American troupe starring Sally O'Hara (Mae Murray), lusted after by the Baron (Tully Marshall), Crown Prince Mirko (Roy D'Arcy), and his less-evil younger brother Danilo (John Gilbert), in Erich von Stroheim's The Merry Widow, 1925.

Merry Widow, The (1934) -- (Movie Clip) Maxim's! Full of flourishes by director Ernst Lubitsch, Count Danilo (Maurice Chevalier) delighting in the prospect of visiting the club in Paris, featuring Lorenz Hart's new English lyric for the tune from Franz Lehar's 1905 operetta, in The Merry Widow, 1934.

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