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The Smiling Lieutenant

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch
1931    89m    Not Rated
Comedy, Musical,
7.188%66%
In a whimsical tale of love and duty, a charming lieutenant is trapped in a marriage to an eccentric princess, while his heart strums for a violinist. Torn between royal obligation and romantic passion, he navigates a comical web of envy and desire.
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Cast of The Smiling Lieutenant
  • Maurice ChevalierLt. Nikolaus 'Niki' von Preyn
  • Claudette ColbertFranzi
  • Miriam HopkinsPrincess Anna
  • Charles RugglesMax
  • George BarbierKing Adolf XV
  • Hugh O'ConnellNiki's Orderly
  • Maude AllenLady in Waiting (uncredited)
  • Granville BatesBill Collector (uncredited)
  • Harry C. BradleyCount Von Holden (uncredited)
  • Carrie DaumeryLady in Waiting (uncredited)
  • Ludwig HeinsichMan (uncredited)
  • Cornelius MacSundayEmperor Franz Josef (uncredited)
  • Elizabeth PattersonBaroness Von Schwedel (uncredited)
  • Janet ReadeLily (uncredited)
  • Werner SaxtorphJoseph (uncredited)
  • Karl StallMaster of Ceremonies (uncredited)
  • Robert StrangeColonel Rockoff (uncredited)
  • Charles WagenheimArresting Officer (uncredited)
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