The Smiling Lieutenant

The Smiling Lieutenant

1931 · Movie

89 min English

72 votes

ComedyRomance

An amorous lieutenant is forced to marry a socially awkward princess, though he tries to keep his violin-playing girlfriend on the side.

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Cast, directors & writers

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)

Ernst Lubitsch

Director · Writer

Leopold Jacobson

Writer

Felix Dormann

Writer

Ernest Vajda

Writer

Samson Raphaelson

Writer

Hans Müller

Writer

Clifford Grey

Writer

Keywords

romantic rivalry pre-code wink

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