The Smiling Lieutenant

The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)

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

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Release Date: 1931-08-01
User Rating: 6.861/10 from 54 ratings
Runtime: 1h 29min
Language: English
Production Company: Paramount Pictures
Production Country: United States of America
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Writers: Samson Raphaelson, Ernest Vajda.

6.861/10

From 54 Ratings

Summary

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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Cast
Crew

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
Maude Allen

as Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
Granville Bates

as Bill Collector (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley

as Count Von Holden (uncredited)
Carrie Daumery

as Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
Ludwig Heinsich

as Man (uncredited)
Cornelius MacSunday

as Emperor Franz Josef (uncredited)
Elizabeth Patterson

as Baroness Von Schwedel (uncredited)
Janet Reade

as Lily (uncredited)
Werner Saxtorph

as Joseph (uncredited)
Karl Stall

as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Robert Strange

as Colonel Rockoff (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim

as Arresting Officer (uncredited)

Writing	Samson Raphaelson	Screenplay
Directing	Ernst Lubitsch	Director
Editing	Merrill G. White	Editor
Writing	Ernest Vajda	Screenplay
Writing	Leopold Jacobson	Opera
Writing	Felix Dormann	Opera
Production	Ernst Lubitsch	Producer
Camera	George J. Folsey	Director of Photography
Writing	Hans Müller	Novel
Sound	Oscar Straus	Songs
Writing	Ernst Lubitsch	Writer
Sound	C.A. Tuthill	Sound
Sound	Conrad Salinger	Music Arranger
Sound	Ernest Zatorsky	Sound
Sound	Johnny Green	Music Arranger
Art	Hans Dreier	Art Direction
Production	Milton Sperling	Production Assistant
Crew	Harry Froboess	Stunts
Writing	Clifford Grey	Lyricist
Sound	Adolph Deutsch	Music Director
Sound	Oscar Straus	Original Music Composer