The Smiling Lieutenant 92 years old

Maurice Chevalier laughing and loving again in Ernst Lubitsch's sparkling cocktail of romantic merriment

The Smiling Lieutenant

A simple wink, intended by Austrian palace guard Lt. Nikolaus von Preyn for girlfriend, Franzi, is accidentally intercepted -- and misread -- by the visiting Princess Anna. 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.

Credits

The Smiling Lieutenant Cast

Name Character
Miriam Hopkins She was 28, 69 years old when she died as Princess Anna
Elizabeth Patterson She was 55, 90 years old when she died as Baroness Von Schwedel
Maurice Chevalier He was 42, 83 years old when he died as Lt. Nikolaus 'Niki' von Preyn
Hugh O'Connell He was 32, 44 years old when he died as Niki's Orderly
George Barbier He was 66, 67 years old when he died as King Adolf XV
Granville Bates He was 49, 58 years old when he died as Bill Collector
Robert Strange He was 210, 132 years old when he died as Colonel Rockoff
Charles Wagenheim He was 35, 83 years old when he died as Arresting Officer
Claudette Colbert She was 27, 92 years old when she died as Franzi
Janet Reade as Lily
Charles Ruggles He was 42, 81 years old when he died as Max
Harry C. Bradley He was 62, 78 years old when he died as Count Von Holden
Maude Allen She was 43, 68 years old when she died as Lady in Waiting

The Smiling Lieutenant Crew

Name Department
Adolph Deutsch as Music Director. He was 33 (82) years old when He died Sound
Hans Dreier as Art Direction. He was 45 (81) years old when He died Art
Oscar Straus as Original Music Composer. He was 61 (83) years old when He died Sound
Merrill G. White as Editor. He was 29 (57) years old when He died Editing
Ernst Lubitsch as Director. He was 39 (55) years old when He died Directing
Ernst Lubitsch as Producer. He was 39 (55) years old when He died Production
Ernest Vajda as Screenplay. He was 45 (67) years old when He died Writing
Leopold Jacobson as Opera. He was 53 (64) years old when He died Writing
Felix Dormann as Opera. Writing
Milton Sperling as Production Assistant. He was 19 (76) years old when He died Production
Johnny Green as Music Arranger. He was 22 (80) years old when He died Sound
Conrad Salinger as Music Arranger. He was 29 (60) years old when He died Sound
The Smiling Lieutenant poster
The Smiling Lieutenant (92 years)

Maurice Chevalier laughing and loving again in Ernst Lubitsch's sparkling cocktail of romantic merriment

  • Release day: Saturday, August 01, 1931
  • Runtime: 89 minutes