Question 1

Why did Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald not get along during filming?

Accepted Answer

Chevalier called MacDonald a 'prude' and she called him 'a bottom pincher'. Their relationship had been deteriorating, and this was their last film together.

Question 2

What unique fact about their singing together is true for this film?

Accepted Answer

This was the only film teaming Chevalier and MacDonald in which they never sang together. Lubitsch inserted a joke about their musical mismatch involving Sterling Holloway.

Question 3

How did the Production Code Administration affect a scene in the film?

Accepted Answer

Censors objected to a scene where Danilo carries Sonia to a couch. It passed only after the stars contorted so she could keep both feet on the floor.

Question 4

What award did The Merry Widow receive?

Accepted Answer

The film received an Academy Award in 1935.

Question 5

Who directed The Merry Widow?

Accepted Answer

The film was directed by Ernst Lubitsch.

The Merry Widow

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