20 movies like The Merry Widow, ordered by similarity : Love Me Tonight(1932), The Merry Widow(1952), Man About Town(1939), The King and the Chorus Girl(1937), Charming(2018), Minnale(2001), Road to Rio(1947), Listen, Darling(1938), Walking on Air(1936), Kiss Me Kate(1953), Broadway Melody of 1936(1935), Roberta(1935) ...
Musical, Comedy
1934
99 Minutes
Maurice Chevalier Jeanette MacDonald Edward Everett Horton Una Merkel George Barbier Herman Bing Minna Gombell Sterling Holloway Peggy Watts
widow count ambassador stranger groom king airy charming paris marshovia mansion marriage taxes national security schemes deception identity love pursuit quest
A playboy prince (Maurice Chevalier) from a tiny kingdom is sent to woo a rich widow (Jeanette MacDonald) in Paris.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1932
104 Minutes
Maurice Chevalier Jeanette MacDonald Charles Ruggles Charles Butterworth Myrna Loy C. Aubrey Smith Elizabeth Patterson Ethel Griffies Joseph Cawthorn Ethel Wales Marion Byron
tailor princess viscount widow countess amusing engaging playful france paris castle countryside love deception social standing royalty love forbidden love discovery 1930s
A Parisian tailor finds himself posing as a baron in order to collect a sizeable bill from an aristocrat, only to fall in love with an aloof young princess.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1952
105 Minutes
Lana Turner Fernando Lamas Una Merkel Richard Haydn Thomas Gomez John Abbott Marcel Dalio King Donovan Robert Coote Lisa Ferraday Shepard Menken
widow count king ambassador baron winsome amusing marshovia royal court dance hall palace royal life national security love courtship financial crisis love pursuit 1900s
The Office of Scientific Investigation sends A-Men agents to investigate reports of unusual magnetic activity in various communities.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1939
85 Minutes
Jack Benny Dorothy Lamour Edward Arnold Binnie Barnes Monty Woolley Isabel Jeans Phil Harris Betty Grable E.E. Clive Eddie Anderson Leonard Mudie
broadway producer singer love interest wife husband jealous man madcap hysterical charming london stage country house show business jealousy unrequited love schemes misunderstanding relationships love pursuit
Producer Bob Temple, who's brought an American show to London, loves his star Diana, but she won't take him seriously as a lover. To show her, he picks up stranger Lady Arlington, whose ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
94 Minutes
Fernand Gravey Joan Blondell Edward Everett Horton Alan Mowbray Mary Nash Jane Wyman Luis Alberni Kenny Baker
showgirl king doctor count duchess lighthearted charming outlandish paris ocean liner folies bergère apartment love class distinctions royalty deception debauchery love transformation wretched excess
Ex-King Alfred VII is a young, handsome, and charming erstwhile monarch who once ruled a nation of two million people. Now all he has left are his Count Humbert and Duchess Anna, along with... See full summary »
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
2018
90 Minutes
prince charming king princess prince love interest cinderella charming engaging playful witty amusing hilarious fairy tale land kingdom love triangle true love ultimatum animation fairy tales magic spell
Snow White, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty discover that they are all engaged to the same Prince Charming.
Musical, Comedy, Romance
India
2001
165 Minutes
hoodlum love interest engineer impersonator grandfather amusing witty spirited lighthearted charming india false identity crush obsession impersonation deception discovery love growing up pursuit
A young girl is torn between an obsessive lover and a mild-mannered suitor.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1947
100 Minutes
Bing Crosby Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour Gale Sondergaard Frank Faylen The Wiere Brothers George Meeker
singer trumpeter love interest guardian brother lighthearted charming ocean liner rio de janeiro arranged marriage stowaway love triangle hypnosis deception adventure love 1940s
Two inept vaudevillians stow away on a Brazilian-bound ocean liner and foil a plot by a sinister hypnotist to marry off her niece to a greedy fortune hunter.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1938
72 Minutes
Judy Garland Freddie Bartholomew Mary Astor Walter Pidgeon Alan Hale Scotty Beckett Barnett Parker Gene Lockhart Charley Grapewin
widow lawyer young boy sister uncle banker amusing charming small town trailer camp gas station marriage of convenience road trip kidnapping matchmaking camping family love quest
To stop Pinkie's mother Dottie from marrying a man they know she does not love, Pinkie and her friend Buzz kidnap her in the family trailer to live a life on the open road without worries ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1936
70 Minutes
Ann Sothern Gene Raymond Jessie Ralph Henry Stephenson George Meeker Gordon Jones Maxine Jennings Alan Curtis
overbearing young woman impersonator divorcée valet airy amusing madcap mansion father/daughter relationship love triangle impersonation family deception forbidden love discovery quest 1930s
A stubborn young woman hires a struggling singer to play her obnoxious suitor in a scheme to overturn her father's objections to the man she really wants to marry.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1953
109 Minutes
Kathryn Grayson Howard Keel Ann Miller Bobby Van Keenan Wynn James Whitmore Bob Fosse Tommy Rall Kurt Kaszner Ron Randell Carol Haney
actor actress songwriter producer mobster fiancé airy charming theater apartment backstage show business love triangle mistaken identity gambling marriage transformation quest 1950s
An ex-husband and wife team star in a musical version of 'The Taming of the Shrew'; off-stage, the production is troublesome with ex-lovers' quarrels and two gangsters looking for some money owed to them.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
105 Minutes
Jack Benny Eleanor Powell Robert Taylor Una Merkel Sid Silvers Buddy Ebsen June Knight Vilma Ebsen Nick Long Jr. Robert Wildhack Paul Harvey
singer dancer producer widow columnist secretary amusing witty new york city broadway theater dance show business love deception quest rise love rivalry 1930s
Bob Gordon is staging a new Broadway Show. He gets an offer of money by Lillian, if she can dance in his show. Gordon's old class mate Irene, tries to get the leading role in this show, but Lillian insists in getting this part herself.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
106 Minutes
Irene Dunne Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Randolph Scott Helen Westley Victor Varconi Claire Dodd Luis Alberni Ferdinand Munier Torben Meyer Adrian Rosley
football player designer band leader ex-girlfriend aunt countess lighthearted charming paris shop nightclub fashion love triangle daunting task love transformation discovery 1930s
An American jazzman and his buddy woo a Russian princess and a fake countess in Paris.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1956
107 Minutes
Bing Crosby Grace Kelly Frank Sinatra Celeste Holm Louis Calhern Sidney Blackmer John Lund
musician socialite reporter fiancé endearing charming lighthearted rhode island newport, r.i. mansion love triangle marriage high society pursuit rivalry love 1950s
With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1945
90 Minutes
Bing Crosby Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour Hillary Brooke Douglas Dumbrille Jack LaRue Robert Barrat Nestor Paiva Will Wright Jimmie Dundee Jim Thorpe
con artist best friend father daughter thief bar owner lighthearted charming alaska boomtown bar con game mistaken identity love triangle theft friendship gold pursuit escape love
Two vaudeville flops pose as bad guys and join the Klondike gold rush with a saloon singer.
Comedy, Musical
USA
1953
91 Minutes
Jane Russell Marilyn Monroe Charles Coburn Elliott Reid Tommy Noonan George Winslow Marcel Dalio Taylor Holmes Norma Varden Howard Wendell Steven Geray
dancer millionaire detective friend father airy lighthearted playful courtroom ocean liner paris money marriage blackmail romance temptation love pursuit 1950s
Showgirls Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the suspicious father of Lorelei's fiancé, as well as a rich, enamored old man and many other doting admirers.
Comedy
Ireland|France|Netherlands
2016
93 Minutes
Kate Beckinsale Xavier Samuel Morfydd Clark Emma Greenwell Tom Bennett James Fleet Jemma Redgrave Justin Edwards Jenn Murray Stephen Fry Chloë Sevigny
woman lady lover widow friend amusing charming cheery heartwarming emotional passionate london england countryside love friendship search husband hunting wedding planning jane austen
Lady Susan Vernon takes up temporary residence at her in-laws' estate and, while there, is determined to be a matchmaker for her daughter Frederica -- and herself too, naturally.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1934
107 Minutes
Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Alice Brady Edward Everett Horton Erik Rhodes Eric Blore Betty Grable
dancer pretty woman lawyer ex-husband ex-wife amusing charming lighthearted spirited england resort new love romance song and dance adultery mistaken identity love discovery 1930s
A woman thinks a flirting man is the co-respondent her lawyer has hired to expedite her divorce.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
110 Minutes
Lily Pons Gene Raymond Jack Oakie Herman Bing Lucille Ball Mischa Auer Frank Jenks Patricia Wilder Vinton Haworth Gregory Gaye Ferdinand Gottschalk
opera singer fiancée musician girlfriend band member band leader amusing charming cheery ocean liner new york city paris apartment limousine roadhouse escape arranged marriage love music show business
Nikki Martin, a parisian opera star, takes off in search of adventure and true-love leaving her arranged husband to be at the alter. While hitchhiking, Nikki meets handsome American ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1938
80 Minutes
Pat O'Brien Dick Powell Priscilla Lane Dick Foran Ann Sheridan Johnnie Davis Ronald Reagan Emma Dunn Granville Bates James Stephenson Hobart Cavanaugh
singer musician beautiful woman boyfriend agent lighthearted spirited amusing cheery dude ranch wyoming train new york city rodeo struggling musicians deception assumed identity city vs. country show business country music
An actor can only get a radio job if he can prove that he's an authentic cowboy.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1958
107 Minutes
Pat Boone Christine Carère Tommy Sands Sheree North Gary Crosby Fred Clark Dick Sargent Barrie Chase
frenchwoman actress cadet young man movie star friend touching amusing wild new orleans parade party virginia military academy hollywood, calif. fame schemes deception assumed identity unlikely romance
A military school cadet Boone wins a date with a French movie goddess (Carère) who happens to be the queen of the "Mardi Gras" parade. They fall in love, but Carère's movie studio wants to capitalize on this newly found love for publicity.