The Smiling Lieutenant

Year: 1931

Runtime: 89 mins

Language: English

Director: Ernst Lubitsch

ComedyRomance

Maurice Chevalier returns to the screen with Ernst Lubitsch’s effervescent comedy, playing an amorous lieutenant who must wed a socially awkward princess while still courting his violin‑playing sweetheart. The film teems with witty repartee, musical interludes and Lubitsch’s trademark romantic mischief.

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