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What a Widow!

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Director
  
Allan Dwan

Duration
  

Language
  
English

6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Romance, Comedy

Country
  
United States

Release date
  
August 13, 1930 (1930-08-13)

Writer
  
James Gleason (adaptation), James Gleason (screenplay), Josephine Lovett (story), James Seymour (adaptation), James Seymour (screenplay)

What a Widow! is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic comedy film produced by and starring Gloria Swanson, and distributed through United Artists. The film was directed by Allan Dwan.

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What a Widow! was Swanson's second talkie and was executive produced by her then lover Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. The film received generally positive reviews and was noted for its animated title sequence created by William Dietz but was met with lukewarm box office returns.

Cast

  • Gloria Swanson - Tamarind Brook
  • Owen Moore - Gerry Morgan
  • Lew Cody - Victor
  • Margaret Livingston - Valli
  • William Holden - Mr. Lodge
  • Herbert Braggiotti - Jose Alvarado
  • Gregory Gaye - Baslikoff
  • Adrienne D'Ambricourt - Paulette
  • Nella Walker - Marquise
  • Daphne Pollard - Masseuse

    • Preservation status

    This film is now considered a lost film. The soundtrack is preserved at the UCLA Film and Television Archive while the trailer is preserved at the Library of Congress.

    References

    What a Widow! Wikipedia
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    What a Widow! IMDb