Watch The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) Official Trailer
Maurice Chevalier laughing and loving again in Ernst Lubitsch's sparkling cocktail of romantic merriment
6.8 / 10 IMDb August 1, 1931 1h 29m
An amorous lieutenant is forced to marry a socially awkward princess, though he tries to keep his violin-playing girlfriend on the side.
Director
Runtime
1h 29m
Release Date
August 1, 1931
Genre
Comedy, Romance
Status
Released
Languages
French, English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
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
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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)
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Ludwig Heinsich
as Man (uncredited)
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Cornelius MacSunday
as Emperor Franz Josef (uncredited)
Elizabeth Patterson
as Baroness Von Schwedel (uncredited)
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Janet Reade
as Lily (uncredited)
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Werner Saxtorph
as Joseph (uncredited)
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Karl Stall
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Robert Strange
as Colonel Rockoff (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim
as Arresting Officer (uncredited)
Production Companies
Paramount PicturesThe Smiling Lieutenant Official Trailer 1931
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