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68% Critic Match
The Smiling Lieutenant
“Maurice Chevalier laughing and loving again in Ernst Lubitsch's sparkling cocktail of romantic merriment”
6.8 / 10• 1931• 1h 29m•NR• English
ComedyRomance
Storyline
An amorous lieutenant is forced to marry a socially awkward princess, though he tries to keep his violin-playing girlfriend on the side.
Cast & Crew
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
MA
Maude Allen
Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
Granville Bates
Bill Collector (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ernst Lubitsch's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Smiling Lieutenant is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
