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.

Directed by: Ernst Lubitsch

Written by: Samson Raphaelson, Ernest Vajda, Hans Müller, Ernst Lubitsch

Music by: Oscar Straus

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

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Released: 1931-08-01

Runtime: 89 minutes

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