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The Merry Widow Waltz Craze
(1908) United States of America
B&W : 705 feet
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: (unknown)

Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / From the operetta Die Lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow) by Franz Lehár with libretto by Leo Stein (Leo Rosenstein) and Victor Léon (Victor Hirschfeld). Cinematography by Edwin S. Porter. / © 29 April 1908 by Edison Manufacturing Company [H109962, H109963, H109964, H109965, H109966, H109967]. Released 29 April 1908. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

[?] Comedy?

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 23 July 2008.

References: Weinberg-Stroheim p. 137 : Website-AFI.