What a Widow! (1930)
- Directed by
- Dudley Murphy, Allan Dwan
- Genre
- romantic comedy film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A wealthy widow gets tangled up in romantic mix-ups while traveling in Europe. It is a pre-Code romantic comedy with songs and a lighthearted tone.
lightheartedbreezyplayfulromanticcharmingupbeatnostalgicmusical
What happens
What a Widow! is a 1930 American pre-Code musical romantic comedy film directed by Allan Dwan and produced by and starring Gloria Swanson. The music was written by Vincent Youmans. It was distributed through United Artists. Although rumored to have been lost for decades, the film is extant in two complete 35mm copies at the George Eastman Museum. The film was produced by Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. It received generally positive reviews and was noted for its animated title sequence created by William Dietz, but was met with indifferent returns at the box office mainly due to the backlash against musical films late in 1930. Due to the public's backlash against musicals, United Artists downplayed the fact that the film was a musical, removed references to Vincent Youmans and his songs and advertised the film as a romantic comedy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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