The Smiling Lieutenant
Maurice Chevalier laughing and loving again in Ernst Lubitsch's sparkling cocktail of romantic merriment
1931
Rated
NR
89
minutes
Comedy, Romance
Directed By:
Ernst Lubitsch
An amorous lieutenant is forced to marry a socially awkward princess, though he tries to keep his violin-playing girlfriend on the side.
Language
English
Release Date
August 1, 1931
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)
Elizabeth Patterson
Baroness Von Schwedel (uncredited)
Janet Reade
Lily (uncredited)
Werner Saxtorph
Joseph (uncredited)
Karl Stall
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Robert Strange
Colonel Rockoff (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim
Arresting Officer (uncredited)
Show Full Crew
Writing
Samson Raphaelson
Screenplay
Ernst Lubitsch
Writer
Ernest Vajda
Screenplay
Clifford Grey
Lyricist
Hans Müller
Novel
Felix Dormann
Opera
Leopold Jacobson
Opera
Directing
Editing
Production
Camera
Sound
Johnny Green
Music Arranger
Adolph Deutsch
Music Director
Conrad Salinger
Music Arranger
C.A. Tuthill
Sound
Oscar Straus
Original Music Composer
Oscar Straus
Songs
Ernest Zatorsky
Sound
Crew
Art