

“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.

Maurice Chevalier
Lt. Nikolaus 'Niki' von Preyn
Lead
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)
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ernst Lubitsch's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. The Smiling Lieutenant is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”