“THE MERRY WIDOW.”
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fISONTENEGRIN PRINCE LIBELLED. £BOO DAMAGES AWARDED. (Received March "0, 12.15 p.m.) PARIS, March 10. Claiming that the film adaptation of “The Merry Widow” held him and the Royal Family up to contempt, Prince Danilo of Montenegro sued the producing company for £4OOO damages. Counsel declared that, the picture transformed the story of “The Merry Widow” from a puritan comedy into a document directly applying lo the Principality of Montenegro, the character of flic Prince being revealed as coarse and brutal, and in a light not shown in the musical comedy. Prince Danilo was awarded £SOO.
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Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17974, 20 March 1930, Page 5
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100“THE MERRY WIDOW.” Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17974, 20 March 1930, Page 5
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