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    The Smiling Lieutenant

    Poster of the movie The Smiling Lieutenant [1931]
    1931     Comedy-drama    
    1h 29min

    A simple wink, intended by Austrian palace guard Lt. Nikolaus von Preyn (Maurice Chevalier) for girlfriend, Franzi (Claudette Colbert), is accidentally intercepted -- and misread -- by the visiting Princess Anna (Miriam Hopkins). As a result, the soldier has no choice but to marry the royal lady and move with her to the neighboring kingdom of Flausenthurm. His girlfriend follows to continue the romance and, subversively, give Princess Anna tips on how to keep her husband satisfied.

    Directed byErnst Lubitsch
    Written byLeopold Jacobson, Felix Dormann
    CompanyParamount PicturesParamount PicturesParamount Pictures
    Original lang.English, French
    CountryUSA

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    Starring

    Maurice Chevalier
    Claudette Colbert
    Miriam Hopkins
    Charles Ruggles
    George Barbier
    Hugh O'Connell
    Maude Allen
    Granville Bates
    Harry C. Bradley
    Carrie Daumery
    Ludwig Heinsich
    Cornelius MacSunday
    Elizabeth Patterson
    Janet Reade
    Werner Saxtorph
    Karl Stall
    Robert Strange
    Charles Wagenheim

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