The Smiling Lieutenant

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The Smiling Lieutenant

"Maurice Chevalier laughing and loving again in Ernst Lubitsch's sparkling cocktail of romantic merriment"

1931

1h 29m

6.9(59 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

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 & Crew

18 members

Acting

Maurice Chevalier

Lt. Nikolaus 'Niki' von Preyn

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Claudette Colbert

Franzi

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Miriam Hopkins

Princess Anna

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Charles Ruggles

Max

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George Barbier

King Adolf XV

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Hugh O'Connell

Niki's Orderly

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Maude Allen

Lady in Waiting (uncredited)

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Granville Bates

Bill Collector (uncredited)

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Harry C. Bradley

Count Von Holden (uncredited)

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Carrie Daumery

Lady in Waiting (uncredited)

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Ludwig Heinsich

Man (uncredited)

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Cornelius MacSunday

Emperor Franz Josef (uncredited)

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Elizabeth Patterson

Baroness Von Schwedel (uncredited)

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Janet Reade

Lily (uncredited)

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Werner Saxtorph

Joseph (uncredited)

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Karl Stall

Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

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Robert Strange

Colonel Rockoff (uncredited)

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Charles Wagenheim

Arresting Officer (uncredited)

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