Comedy ·Romance · United States of America · 1931 · 1h 29m

The Smiling Lieutenant

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Director
Ernst Lubitsch
Cast
Maurice Chevalier as Lt. Nikolaus 'Niki' von Preyn Claudette Colbert as Franzi Miriam Hopkins as Princess Anna Charles Ruggles as Max George Barbier as King Adolf XV Hugh O'Connell as Niki's Orderly
Crew
George J. Folsey — Director of Photography Merrill G. White — Editor Oscar Straus — Original Music Composer Samson Raphaelson — Screenplay Ernest Vajda — Screenplay Ernst Lubitsch — Writer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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

Mood & Themes
romantic rivalrypre-codewink
Key Collaborators
Ernst Lubitsch Director George J. Folsey Director of Photography Merrill G. White Editor Oscar Straus Original Music Composer Samson Raphaelson Screenplay Ernest Vajda Screenplay Ernst Lubitsch Writer Hans Müller Novel Ernst Lubitsch Producer
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