The Smiling Lieutenant

1931 · directed by Ernst Lubitsch

Rating
77/100
Hit
no

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

The Smiling Lieutenant (1931), directed by Ernst Lubitsch, rates 77/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Maurice Chevalier
  • Claudette Colbert
  • Miriam Hopkins
  • Charles Ruggles
  • George Barbier
  • Hugh O'Connell
  • Maude Allen
  • Granville Bates
  • Harry C. Bradley
  • Carrie Daumery

Crew

  • George J. Folsey — Director of Photography
  • Merrill G. White — Editor
  • Oscar Straus — Original Music Composer
  • Ernest Vajda — Screenplay
  • Samson Raphaelson — Screenplay
  • Ernst Lubitsch — Writer

More from Ernst Lubitsch

  1. The Shop Around the Corner (1940) — 87/100 · hit
  2. To Be or Not to Be (1942) — 84/100 · hit
  3. Ninotchka (1939) — 84/100 · hit
  4. Trouble in Paradise (1932) — 82/100 · hit
  5. Angel (1937) — 82/100 · hit
  6. The Love Parade (1929) — 81/100 · hit

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