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The Smiling Lieutenant( 1931)

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

Overview

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

    Top Billed Cast

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      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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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat May 04 2024
    How many films are you ever going to watch that have songs rhyming "liver" with "quiver" - or that quote Emperor Napoleon's last words before entering exile on Elbe - "so long!"? "Niki" (Maurice Chevalier) is a happy-go-lucky military officer in love with "Franzi" (Claudette Colbert) and all is set fair with their lives until a state visit to the Emperor by the princess "Anna" (Miriam Hopkins) lands him in hot water. He smiled at her as the carriage carrying her and her father, the King (George Barbier) passed by. His Majesty is outraged at such a diabolical liberty and si "Niki" is duly summon...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • romantic rivalry
    • pre-code
    • wink