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* CuffsOffRubWrists: Danilo does this at his court martial. The queen had the cuffs engraved "From Dolores to Danilo".
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: "Have you ever had diplomatic relations with a woman?"
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%% * GettingCrapPastTheRadar: "Have GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you ever had diplomatic relations with a woman?"are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.
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* WidowsWeeds: At the beginning of the movie, Sonia is wearing the standard black dress and veil. This doesn't stop Danilo from wooing her, but it is the reason why he doesn't recognize "Fifi" when he meets her in Paris.
* YourCheatingHeart: King Achmed catches Danilo in Queen Dolores's bedroom. He takes it surprisingly well, but this is how Danilo gets assigned to win Sonia's heart.
* YourCheatingHeart: King Achmed catches Danilo in Queen Dolores's bedroom. He takes it surprisingly well, but this is how Danilo gets assigned to win Sonia's heart.
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* WidowsWeeds: At the beginning of the movie, Sonia is wearing the standard black dress and veil. This doesn't stop Danilo from wooing her, but it is the reason why he doesn't recognize "Fifi" when he meets her in Paris.
* YourCheatingHeart: King Achmed catches Danilo in Queen Dolores's bedroom. He takes it surprisingly well, but this is how Danilo gets assigned to win Sonia's heart.Paris.
* YourCheatingHeart: King Achmed catches Danilo in Queen Dolores's bedroom. He takes it surprisingly well, but this is how Danilo gets assigned to win Sonia's heart.
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* HelloNurse: A male example with Capt. Danilo. All the peasant women attending his court-martial gasp with admiration when he's led into the courtroom.
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* HelloNurse: HeadTurningBeauty: A male example with Capt. Danilo. All the peasant women attending his court-martial gasp with admiration when he's led into the courtroom.
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''The Merry Widow'' is a 1934 musical comedy film directed by Creator/ErnstLubitsch, starring Creator/MauriceChevalier and Jeanette [=MacDonald=]. [=MacDonald=] is Sonia, the eponymous widow, who inherited her husband's vast fortune. Her husband was by far the richest man in the tiny principality of Marshovia, and Sonia now pays 52% of the country's taxes. Having completed her period of mourning, Sonia leaves for Paris. This presents a grave threat to Marshovia, which would go bankrupt if Sonia and Sonia's money leave the country. The desperate king sends Captain Danilo, a handsome and charming army officer (Chevalier) to go to Paris, romance Sonia, and get her and her money to move back to Marshovia. Romantic and comic hijinks ensue.
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''The Merry Widow'' is a 1934 musical comedy film directed by Creator/ErnstLubitsch, starring Creator/MauriceChevalier and Jeanette [=MacDonald=].Creator/JeanetteMacDonald. [=MacDonald=] is Sonia, the eponymous widow, who inherited her husband's vast fortune. Her husband was by far the richest man in the tiny principality of Marshovia, and Sonia now pays 52% of the country's taxes. Having completed her period of mourning, Sonia leaves for Paris. This presents a grave threat to Marshovia, which would go bankrupt if Sonia and Sonia's money leave the country. The desperate king sends Captain Danilo, a handsome and charming army officer (Chevalier) to go to Paris, romance Sonia, and get her and her money to move back to Marshovia. Romantic and comic hijinks ensue.
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''The Merry Widow'' is loosely based on a 1905 opera by Franz Lehar. This film, like the [[Film/TheMerryWidow1925 1925 version]] that proceeded it, retains little of the opera's plot other than the name "Danilo" and the general idea of a rich widow and her money leaving a dinky little country. This was the [[ThoseTwoActors fourth and last pairing]] of [=MacDonald=] and Chevalier.
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''The Merry Widow'' is loosely based on a [[Theatre/TheMerryWidow 1905 opera by Franz Lehar. Lehár]]. This film, like the [[Film/TheMerryWidow1925 1925 version]] that proceeded it, retains little of the opera's plot other than some of the name "Danilo" names and the general idea of a rich widow and her money leaving a dinky little country. This was the [[ThoseTwoActors fourth and last pairing]] of [=MacDonald=] and Chevalier.
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* CuffsOffRubWrists: Danilo does this at his court martial. The queen had the cuffs enaged "From Dolores to Danilo".
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* CuffsOffRubWrists: Danilo does this at his court martial. The queen had the cuffs enaged engraved "From Dolores to Danilo".
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''The Merry Widow'' is a 1934 musical comedy film directed by Creator/ErnstLubitsch, starring Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette [=MacDonald=]. [=MacDonald=] is Sonia, the eponymous widow, who inherited her husband's vast fortune. Her husband was by far the richest man in the tiny principality of Marshovia, and Sonia now pays 52% of the country's taxes. Having completed her period of mourning, Sonia leaves for Paris. This presents a grave threat to Marshovia, which would go bankrupt if Sonia and Sonia's money leave the country. The desperate king sends Captain Danilo, a handsome and charming army officer (Chevalier) to go to Paris, romance Sonia, and get her and her money to move back to Marshovia. Romantic and comic hijinks ensue.
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''The Merry Widow'' is a 1934 musical comedy film directed by Creator/ErnstLubitsch, starring Maurice Chevalier Creator/MauriceChevalier and Jeanette [=MacDonald=]. [=MacDonald=] is Sonia, the eponymous widow, who inherited her husband's vast fortune. Her husband was by far the richest man in the tiny principality of Marshovia, and Sonia now pays 52% of the country's taxes. Having completed her period of mourning, Sonia leaves for Paris. This presents a grave threat to Marshovia, which would go bankrupt if Sonia and Sonia's money leave the country. The desperate king sends Captain Danilo, a handsome and charming army officer (Chevalier) to go to Paris, romance Sonia, and get her and her money to move back to Marshovia. Romantic and comic hijinks ensue.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Maurice Chevalier, popular with the ladies.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Maurice Chevalier, popular with the ladies.]]
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'''''The Merry Widow''''' is a 1934 musical comedy film directed by Creator/ErnstLubitsch, starring Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette [=MacDonald=]. [=MacDonald=] is Sonia, the eponymous widow, who inherited her husband's vast fortune. Her husband was by far the richest man in the tiny principality of Marshovia, and Sonia now pays 52% of the country's taxes. Having completed her period of mourning, Sonia leaves for Paris. This presents a grave threat to Marshovia, which would go bankrupt if Sonia and Sonia's money leave the country. The desperate king sends Captain Danilo, a handsome and charming army officer (Chevalier) to go to Paris, romance Sonia, and get her and her money to move back to Marshovia. Romantic and comic hijinks ensue.
''The Merry Widow'' is loosely based on a 1905 opera by Franz Lehar. This film, like the [[Film/TheMerryWidow1925 1925 version]] that proceeded it, retains little of the opera's plot other than the name "Danilo" and the general idea of a rich widow and her money leaving a dinky little country.
''The Merry Widow'' is loosely based on a 1905 opera by Franz Lehar. This film, like the [[Film/TheMerryWidow1925 1925 version]] that proceeded it, retains little of the opera's plot other than the name "Danilo" and the general idea of a rich widow and her money leaving a dinky little country.
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''The Merry Widow'' is loosely based on a 1905 opera by Franz Lehar. This film, like the [[Film/TheMerryWidow1925 1925 version]] that proceeded it, retains little of the opera's plot other than the name "Danilo" and the general idea of a rich widow and her money leaving a dinky little
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* StockingFiller: Jeannette [=MacDonald=] usually played innocent heroines, which is what makes it all the more exciting when Lubitsch has Sonia fixing her garter in one scene.
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'''''The Merry Widow''''' is a 1934 musical comedy film directed by Creator/ErnstLubitsch, starring Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette [=MacDonald=]. [=MacDonald=] is Sonia, the eponymous widow, who inherited her husband's vast fortune. Her husband was by far the richest man in the tiny principality of Marshovia, and Sonia now pays 52% of the country's taxes. Having completed her period of mourning, Sonia leaves for Paris. This presents a grave threat to Marshovia, which would go bankrupt if Sonia and Sonia's money leave the country. The desperate king sends Captain Danilo, a handsome and charming army officer (Chevalier) to go to Paris, romance Sonia, and get her and her money to move back to Marshovia. Romantic and comic hijinks ensue.
''The Merry Widow'' is loosely based on a 1905 opera by Franz Lehar. This film, like the [[Film/TheMerryWidow1925 1925 version]] that proceeded it, retains little of the opera's plot other than the name "Danilo" and the general idea of a rich widow and her money leaving a dinky little country.
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* TheCasanova: Captain Danilo is rejected by Sonia, in the early going when she's still wearing a widow's veil, but he seems to have had sex with every other woman in Europe. All of Sonia's servants know his street address. In Maxim's, the fancy Paris nightclub, all the women literally flock to him like sheep. In fact, Danilo is quite rattled when "Fifi" (actually Sonia) resists his advances.
* CuffsOffRubWrists: Danilo does this at his court martial. The queen had the cuffs enaged "From Dolores to Danilo".
* DancesAndBalls: The Marshovian embassy in Paris holds a grand ball. This is where Danilo discovers that Sonia, the rich widow he's supposed to pursue, is "Fifi", the girl at the nightclub.
* ExtraExtraReadAllAboutIt: "Danilo on trial, widow withdrawing money, king denies heart attack."
* FootsieUnderTheTable: Not shown onscreen, but apparently Capt. Danilo is playing it with Sonia in the nightclub.
--> '''Sonia''': Now you're acting like a gentleman...[{{Beat}}]...Please give me back my shoe.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: "Have you ever had diplomatic relations with a woman?"
* HelloNurse: A male example with Capt. Danilo. All the peasant women attending his court-martial gasp with admiration when he's led into the courtroom.
* HighClassGlass: Hilariously, the Marshovian ambassador in Paris has one, but only puts it on when he wants to be formal and intimidating. Like when he says "I am the Marshovian ambassador!" to a bellboy who thinks that he's a jealous husband after Capt. Danilo.
* HowsYourBritishAccent: After deciding to send Danilo to Paris to romance Sonia, the king says "How's your French?". Danilo then rattles off some French dialogue. Maurice Chevalier was, of course, a Frenchman.
* TheMusical: Lots of songs from [=MacDonald=] and Chevalier, and an elaborate dance number to the "Merry Widow" waltz.
* OfCorsetsSexy: [=MacDonald=] is shows in a corset when Sonia's changing clothes.
* {{Ruritania}}: "Marshovia" in this version. The opening scene shows a map, and a tiny little blob somewhere in Eastern Europe--then a magnifying glass whips into frame to show Marshovia.
* WidowsWeeds: At the beginning of the movie, Sonia is wearing the standard black dress and veil. This doesn't stop Danilo from wooing her, but it is the reason why he doesn't recognize "Fifi" when he meets her in Paris.
* YourCheatingHeart: King Achmed catches Danilo in Queen Dolores's bedroom. He takes it surprisingly well, but this is how Danilo gets assigned to win Sonia's heart.
''The Merry Widow'' is loosely based on a 1905 opera by Franz Lehar. This film, like the [[Film/TheMerryWidow1925 1925 version]] that proceeded it, retains little of the opera's plot other than the name "Danilo" and the general idea of a rich widow and her money leaving a dinky little country.
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* TheCasanova: Captain Danilo is rejected by Sonia, in the early going when she's still wearing a widow's veil, but he seems to have had sex with every other woman in Europe. All of Sonia's servants know his street address. In Maxim's, the fancy Paris nightclub, all the women literally flock to him like sheep. In fact, Danilo is quite rattled when "Fifi" (actually Sonia) resists his advances.
* CuffsOffRubWrists: Danilo does this at his court martial. The queen had the cuffs enaged "From Dolores to Danilo".
* DancesAndBalls: The Marshovian embassy in Paris holds a grand ball. This is where Danilo discovers that Sonia, the rich widow he's supposed to pursue, is "Fifi", the girl at the nightclub.
* ExtraExtraReadAllAboutIt: "Danilo on trial, widow withdrawing money, king denies heart attack."
* FootsieUnderTheTable: Not shown onscreen, but apparently Capt. Danilo is playing it with Sonia in the nightclub.
--> '''Sonia''': Now you're acting like a gentleman...[{{Beat}}]...Please give me back my shoe.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: "Have you ever had diplomatic relations with a woman?"
* HelloNurse: A male example with Capt. Danilo. All the peasant women attending his court-martial gasp with admiration when he's led into the courtroom.
* HighClassGlass: Hilariously, the Marshovian ambassador in Paris has one, but only puts it on when he wants to be formal and intimidating. Like when he says "I am the Marshovian ambassador!" to a bellboy who thinks that he's a jealous husband after Capt. Danilo.
* HowsYourBritishAccent: After deciding to send Danilo to Paris to romance Sonia, the king says "How's your French?". Danilo then rattles off some French dialogue. Maurice Chevalier was, of course, a Frenchman.
* TheMusical: Lots of songs from [=MacDonald=] and Chevalier, and an elaborate dance number to the "Merry Widow" waltz.
* OfCorsetsSexy: [=MacDonald=] is shows in a corset when Sonia's changing clothes.
* {{Ruritania}}: "Marshovia" in this version. The opening scene shows a map, and a tiny little blob somewhere in Eastern Europe--then a magnifying glass whips into frame to show Marshovia.
* WidowsWeeds: At the beginning of the movie, Sonia is wearing the standard black dress and veil. This doesn't stop Danilo from wooing her, but it is the reason why he doesn't recognize "Fifi" when he meets her in Paris.
* YourCheatingHeart: King Achmed catches Danilo in Queen Dolores's bedroom. He takes it surprisingly well, but this is how Danilo gets assigned to win Sonia's heart.
