The Smiling Lieutenant
1931 film by Ernst Lubitsch
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Summary
The Smiling Lieutenant is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (475 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Ernst Lubitsch[3]
- Screenwriter: Ernst Lubitsch[4], Ernest Vajda[5], Samson Raphaelson[6]
- Composer: Oscar Straus[7]
- Movement: Pre-Code Hollywood[8]
- Genre: romantic comedy[9], musical film[10]
- Cast member: Maurice Chevalier[11], Claudette Colbert[12], Miriam Hopkins[13], Charles Ruggles[14], George Barbier[15], Elizabeth Patterson[16], Granville Bates[17], Hugh O'Connell[18], Charles Wagenheim[19], Harry C. Bradley[20], Carrie Daumery[21]
- Producer: Ernst Lubitsch[22]
- Production company: Paramount Pictures[23]
- Director of photography: George J. Folsey[24]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[25]
- Commons category: The Smiling Lieutenant[26]
- Distribution format: video on demand[27]
- Review score: 7.7/10[28], 88%[29]
- Color: black-and-white[30]
- Country of origin: United States[31]
- Publication date: January 1, 1931[32]
- Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[33], Netflix[34]
- Narrative location: Vienna[35]
- Film editor: Merrill G. White[36]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[37]
- Title: The Smiling Lieutenant[38]
- Duration: 92 minutes[39]
- Production designer: Hans Dreier[40]
- Assessment: Bechdel test[41]
Why It Matters
The Smiling Lieutenant has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]