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The Smiling Lieutenant

Maurice Chevalier laughing and loving again in Ernst Lubitsch's sparkling cocktail of romantic merriment

An amorous lieutenant is forced to marry a socially awkward princess, though he tries to keep his violin-playing girlfriend on the side.

1h 29m1931NRTMDb 6.8

ComedyRomance

English

Crew and Cast

Ernst LubitschErnst LubitschDirectorMaurice ChevalierMaurice ChevalierLt. Nikolaus 'Niki' von PreynClaudette ColbertClaudette ColbertFranziMiriam HopkinsMiriam HopkinsPrincess AnnaCharles RugglesCharles RugglesMaxGeorge BarbierGeorge BarbierKing Adolf XVHugh O'ConnellHugh O'ConnellNiki's Orderly
Maude AllenLady in WaitingGranville BatesGranville BatesBill CollectorHarry C. BradleyHarry C. BradleyCount Von HoldenCarrie DaumeryCarrie DaumeryLady in Waiting
Ludwig HeinsichMan
Cornelius MacSundayEmperor Franz JosefElizabeth PattersonElizabeth PattersonBaroness Von Schwedel
Janet ReadeLily
Werner SaxtorphJoseph
Karl StallMaster of CeremoniesRobert StrangeRobert StrangeColonel RockoffCharles WagenheimCharles WagenheimArresting Officer

Storyline

An amorous lieutenant is forced to marry a socially awkward princess, though he tries to keep his violin-playing girlfriend on the side.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
1 August 1931
Runtime
1h 29m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
6.8 / 10 (72 votes)

Production

Director
Ernst Lubitsch
Writers
Samson Raphaelson, Ernest Vajda, Hans Müller
Studios
Paramount Pictures
Countries
United States of America

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
French, English