The Smiling Lieutenant

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

Duration: 89 min

Release date: 1931-08-01

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

Comedy Romance

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Maurice Chevalier

Maurice Chevalier

as Lt. Nikolaus 'Niki' von Preyn

Claudette Colbert

Claudette Colbert

as Princess Anna

Charles Ruggles

Charles Ruggles

as King Adolf XV

as Niki's Orderly

as Lady in Waiting (uncredited)

Granville Bates

Granville Bates

as Bill Collector (uncredited)

Harry C. Bradley

Harry C. Bradley

as Count Von Holden (uncredited)

as Lady in Waiting (uncredited)

Ludwig Heinsich

Ludwig Heinsich

as Man (uncredited)

Cornelius MacSunday

Cornelius MacSunday

as Emperor Franz Josef (uncredited)

Elizabeth Patterson

Elizabeth Patterson

as Baroness Von Schwedel (uncredited)

as Lily (uncredited)

Werner Saxtorph

Werner Saxtorph

as Joseph (uncredited)

as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

as Colonel Rockoff (uncredited)

Charles Wagenheim

Charles Wagenheim

as Arresting Officer (uncredited)

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Samson Raphaelson

Samson Raphaelson

Merrill G. White

Merrill G. White

Leopold Jacobson

Leopold Jacobson

George J. Folsey

George J. Folsey

Director of Photography

Conrad Salinger

Conrad Salinger

Ernest Zatorsky

Ernest Zatorsky

Milton Sperling

Milton Sperling

Production Assistant

Original Music Composer

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