The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)
01/08/1931
Comedy, Romance
1h 29m
- 69% (56 votes)
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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.
- Ernst LubitschDirector, Writer
- Samson RaphaelsonScreenplay
- Ernest VajdaScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Keywords
- romantic rivalry
- pre-code
- wink
Top Billed Cast
Maurice Chevalier
Lt. Nikolaus 'Niki' von Preyn
Claudette Colbert
Franzi
Miriam Hopkins
Princess Anna
Charles Ruggles
Max
George Barbier
King Adolf XV
Hugh O'Connell
Niki's Orderly
Maude Allen
Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
Granville Bates
Bill Collector (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
Count Von Holden (uncredited)
Carrie Daumery
Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
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