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The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)

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.

Release: 1931-08-01
Runtime: 89 min
Rating: 6.739 / 10
Cast
Maurice Chevalier
Maurice Chevalier
Lt. Nikolaus 'Niki' von Preyn
Claudette Colbert
Claudette Colbert
Franzi
Miriam Hopkins
Miriam Hopkins
Princess Anna
Charles Ruggles
Charles Ruggles
Max
George Barbier
George Barbier
King Adolf XV
Hugh O'Connell
Hugh O'Connell
Niki's Orderly
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Maude Allen
Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
Granville Bates
Granville Bates
Bill Collector (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
Harry C. Bradley
Count Von Holden (uncredited)
Carrie Daumery
Carrie Daumery
Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
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Ludwig Heinsich
Man (uncredited)
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Cornelius MacSunday
Emperor Franz Josef (uncredited)
Elizabeth Patterson
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)
Robert Strange
Robert Strange
Colonel Rockoff (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim
Charles Wagenheim
Arresting Officer (uncredited)