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The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)

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

6.9/10 1h 29m Aug 01, 1931
Comedy Romance

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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Movie Details

Original Title The Smiling Lieutenant
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3

Cast

Maurice Chevalier
Maurice Chevalier
Lt. Nikolaus 'Niki' von Preyn
Popularity: 0.5
Claudette Colbert
Claudette Colbert
Franzi
Popularity: 0.9
Miriam Hopkins
Miriam Hopkins
Princess Anna
Popularity: 0.6
Charles Ruggles
Charles Ruggles
Max
Popularity: 0.8
George Barbier
George Barbier
King Adolf XV
Popularity: 0.7
Hugh O'Connell
Hugh O'Connell
Niki's Orderly
Popularity: 0.2
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Maude Allen
Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.2
Granville Bates
Granville Bates
Bill Collector (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.2
Harry C. Bradley
Harry C. Bradley
Count Von Holden (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.3
Carrie Daumery
Carrie Daumery
Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
Popularity: 1.1
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Ludwig Heinsich
Man (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.0
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Cornelius MacSunday
Emperor Franz Josef (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Screenplay Samson Raphaelson, Ernest Vajda
Director Ernst Lubitsch
Editor Merrill G. White
Producer Ernst Lubitsch
Writer Ernst Lubitsch

Production

Paramount Pictures
US

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The Smiling Lieutenant: Magic in the muffin
The Smiling Lieutenant: Magic in the muffin
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Keywords

romantic rivalry pre-code wink

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
May 4, 2024

How many films are you ever going to watch that have songs rhyming "liver" with "quiver" - or that quote Emperor Napoleon's last words before entering exile on Elbe - "so long!"? "Niki" (Maurice Chevalier) is a happy-go-lucky military officer in love with "Franzi" (Claudette Colbert) and all is set ... Read more

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Details
Release Date August 1, 1931
Runtime 1h 29m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3
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