The Smiling Lieutenant 61062 211983960 2008-05-12T23:11:24Z 218.217.206.94 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 210754647 by [[Special:Contributions/Biruitorul|Biruitorul]] ([[User talk:Biruitorul|talk]]) {{Infobox Film | name = The Smiling Lieutenant | image = The Smiling Lieutenant poster.jpg | image_size = | caption = | director = [[Ernst Lubitsch]] | producer = Ernst Lubitsch | writer = [[Hans Müller]] (novel)<br>[[Leopold Jacobson]] (operetta)<br>[[Felix Dormann]] (operetta)<br> [[Samson Raphaelson]] (screenplay) <br> [[Ernest Vajda]] (screenplay)<br> Ernst Lubitsch (uncredited)<br>[[Jacques Bataille-Henri]] (dialogue: French version) (uncredited) | starring = [[Maurice Chevalier]]<br/>[[Claudette Colbert]]<br/>[[Miriam Hopkins]] | music = | cinematography = [[George J. Folsey]] | editing = [[Merrill G. White]] | distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]] | released = [[1 August]] [[1931 in film|1931]] | runtime = 89 min. | language = [[English language|English]] | country = {{USA}} | budget = | preceded_by = | followed_by = | amg_id = 1:110694 | imdb_id = 0022074 }} '''''The Smiling Lieutenant''''' is a [[1931 in film|1931]] [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] film nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]]. Made in the [[Pre-Code]] era, it was written by [[Samson Raphaelson]] and [[Ernest Vajda]], from the operetta ''Ein Walzertraum'', by [[Leopold Jacobson]] and [[Felix Dormann]], which in turn was based on the novel ''Nux der Prinzgemahl'' by [[Hans Müller]]. It was directed by [[Ernst Lubitsch]]. [[Image:The Smiling Lieutenant screenshot.jpg|left|thumb|Miriam Hopkins, Maurice Chevalier and Claudette Colbert]] ==Plot== The movie stars [[Maurice Chevalier]], [[Claudette Colbert]], [[Miriam Hopkins]], [[Charles Ruggles]] and [[George Barbier]]. It is a romantic comedy concerning the love of a Princess for a soldier, and the love of the soldier for another woman. The Lieutenant (Chevalier) while standing in formation before a parade honoring the visiting royal family of Flausenthurm takes an opportunity to smile at his girlfriend in the crowd. Unfortunately the smile is intercepted by the Princess of Flausenthurm, and an international incident is narrowly avoided by having them marry. The Lieutenant continually sneaks away from his dowdy bride to visit his girlfriend (Colbert) who decides to confront the princess. She finds her to be deeply in love, and decides to save the marriage by giving the princess a makeover ("Jazz up your lingerie!") The results are a complete success as the Lieutenant follows his satin clad, cigarette puffing bride into the bedroom and closes the door- only to open it and give the audience a last song and a suggestive wink. ==Cast== *[[Maurice Chevalier]] as Lt. Nikolaus 'Niki' von Preyn *[[Claudette Colbert]] as Franzi *[[Miriam Hopkins]] as Princess Anna *[[Charles Ruggles]] as Max *[[George Barbier]] as King Adolf XV *[[Hugh O'Connell]] as Niki's Orderly {{DEFAULTSORT:Smiling Lieutenant, The}} [[Category:1931 films]] [[Category:Paramount films]] [[Category:Romantic comedy films]] [[Category:Black and white films]] [[Category:Films directed by Ernst Lubitsch]] [[Category:Musical films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:English-language films]] [[Category:Black and white films]] [[Category:Films made before the MPAA Production Code]] {{Romantic-comedy-film-stub}} {{musical-film-stub}} [[nl:The Smiling Lieutenant]]