
The Smiling Lieutenant
Maurice Chevalier laughing and loving again in Ernst Lubitsch's sparkling cocktail of romantic merriment
An amorous lieutenant is forced to marry a socially awkward princess, though he tries to keep his violin-playing girlfriend on the side.
ComedyRomance
The Smiling Lieutenant
Rating
6.9/10
Release Date
1931-08-01
Runtime
89 minutes
Status
Released
Cast

Maurice Chevalier
Lt. Nikolaus 'Niki' von Preyn

Claudette Colbert
Franzi

Miriam Hopkins
Princess Anna

Charles Ruggles
Max

George Barbier
King Adolf XV

Hugh O'Connell
Niki's Orderly

Maude Allen
Lady in Waiting (uncredited)

Granville Bates
Bill Collector (uncredited)

Harry C. Bradley
Count Von Holden (uncredited)

Carrie Daumery
Lady in Waiting (uncredited)

Ludwig Heinsich
Man (uncredited)

Cornelius MacSunday
Emperor Franz Josef (uncredited)
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Production Companies

Paramount Pictures