THE SMILING LIEUTENANT.

In Vienna, Lieutenant Nikolaus "Niki" von Preyn (Maurice Chevalier) meets Franzi (Franzi) the leader of an all-female-orchestra. The Princess of Flausenthurm (Miriam Hopkins) demands she has to marry the lieutenant, or, she'll marry an American instead. The princess learns of this and decides to confront Franzi.

Credits

Directed by
Ernst Lubitsch
Written by
Ernst Lubitsch, Ernest Vajda, Samson Raphaelson
Cast
Claudette Colbert, Miriam Hopkins, Elizabeth Patterson, Maurice Chevalier, Charles Ruggles, Harry C. Bradley, Hugh O'Connell, Charles Wagenheim, George Barbier, Carrie Daumery, Granville Bates
Produced by
Ernst Lubitsch
Cinematography
George J. Folsey
Music
Oscar Straus
Edited by
Merrill G. White
Complete catalog record
THE SMILING LIEUTENANT. 1931. 10 reels. Based on "A Waltz Dream" by Leopold Jacobson and Felix Doermann [pseud. of Felix Biedermann] music by Oscar Straus, and the novel "Nux der Prinzgemahl" by Hans Muller. Credits: Producer and director, Ernst Lubitsch; scenario and dialogue, Ernest Vajda, Samson Raphaelson; lyrics and music, Oscar Straus, Clifford Grey. Paramount Publix Corp.; 3Aug31; LP2370.

Related films

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, color, country, genre, description, credits, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q1199446 ↗