The Merry Widow (1925)

The Merry Widow poster

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Starring:
 John Gilbert, Josephine Crowell
Directed by: Erich von Stroheim

Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film!

Synopsis: Prince Danilo Petrovich (John Gilbert), the second in line for the throne of Monteblanco, falls in love with an American showgirl named Sally (Mae Murray), much to the dismay of his royal family.

Kitty Cameo: After convincing Danilo not to marry Sally, Queen Milena (Josephine Crowell) has him write a letter to the girl which she promises to have delivered immediately. Instead Queen Milena is seen sitting in a chair with a white long-haired cat on her lap.

The Merry Widow - white long-haired cat sitting on lap of Queen Milena Josephine Crowell

The Merry Widow - white long-haired cat sitting on lap of Queen Milena Josephine Crowell

The cat looks around as the Queen proceeds to burn the letter in the furnace.

The Merry Widow - white long-haired cat sitting on lap of Queen Milena Josephine Crowell as she burns letter

The Merry Widow - white long-haired cat sitting on lap of Queen Milena Josephine Crowell

Final Mewsings: Cats bear witness to a lot of dirty dealings.


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