

The Smiling Lieutenant
1931 · Movie · 1h 29m · NR
ComedyRomance
"Maurice Chevalier laughing and loving again in Ernst Lubitsch's sparkling cocktail of romantic merriment"
Overview
An amorous lieutenant is forced to marry a socially awkward princess, though he tries to keep his violin-playing girlfriend on the side.
Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes
88%
Key crew
- Ernst LubitschDirector
- Samson RaphaelsonScreenplay
- Ernest VajdaScreenplay
- Ernst LubitschWriter
- Oscar StrausOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Maurice ChevalierLt. Nikolaus 'Niki' von Preyn
- Claudette ColbertFranzi
- Miriam HopkinsPrincess Anna
- Charles RugglesMax
- George BarbierKing Adolf XV
- Hugh O'ConnellNiki's Orderly
- Maude AllenLady in Waiting (uncredited)
- Granville BatesBill Collector (uncredited)
- Harry C. BradleyCount Von Holden (uncredited)
- Carrie DaumeryLady in Waiting (uncredited)
- Ludwig HeinsichMan (uncredited)
- Cornelius MacSundayEmperor Franz Josef (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
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