The Smiling Lieutenant

The Smiling Lieutenant

★ 6.8IMDb Score
Released:1931-08-01
Duration:89 min
Director:Ernst Lubitsch
Actors:Maurice Chevalier, Claudette Colbert, Miriam Hopkins, Charles Ruggles, George Barbier
Production:Paramount Pictures

Overview:

An amorous lieutenant is forced to marry a socially awkward princess, though he tries to keep his violin-playing girlfriend on the side.

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