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Musical Monday: The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Mar 19, 2018

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: The Smiling Lieutenant (193 read more

The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 29, 2016

One would never think that one well placed wink would change the course of an entire life or be the basis for an entire film, but on both accounts it is true. Ernst Lubitsch’s The Smiling Lieutenant represents all that is good and right about one of his films. It’s light and airy with a read more

The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 29, 2016

One would never think that one well-placed wink would change the course of an entire life or be the basis for an entire film, but on both accounts it is true. Ernst Lubitsch’s The Smiling Lieutenant represents all that is good and right about one of his films. It’s light and airy with a read more

Pre-Code Crazy: The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jan 7, 2016

If you know anything about me at all, you might know that I’m not a huge fan of musicals. Oh, don’t get me wrong – I definitely have my favorites, like Golddiggers of 1933, 42nd Street, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Singin’ in the Rain and, of course, The Wizard Oz. But as a rule, read more

THE SMILING LIEUTENANT-1931

CineMaven's Essays from the Couch Posted by Theresa Brown on Jun 19, 2015

Ra-ta-ta-ta, ta-ta-ta, ta-tahhhhh! WHEW!!! I need a cigarette. STAT!!! Well wouldn’t you if you were participating in the Sex Blogathon? Yep. Click on this banner and dive <—into the smorgasbord of sex and desire in classic cinema by bloggers all over the blogosphere. My contribution will read more

Unexpectedly Romantic: The Mistress Giving the Wife Advice in The Smiling Lieutenant

Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Feb 12, 2015

There’s something both charming and shocking about the song between Franzi (Claudette Colbert) and Princess Anna (Miriam Hopkins) in The Smiling Lieutenant. The two are unexpected friends in this moment, after all; the film begins with Franzi’s passionate love affair with Niki (Maurice Cheval read more

Unexpectedly Romantic: The Mistress Giving the Wife Advice in The Smiling Lieutenant

Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Feb 12, 2015

There’s something both charming and shocking about the song between Franzi (Claudette Colbert) and Princess Anna (Miriam Hopkins) in The Smiling Lieutenant. The two are unexpected friends in this moment, after all; the film begins with Franzi’s passionate love affair with Niki (Maurice Cheval read more

The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 28, 2011

Niki von Preyn (Maurice Chevalier) is a Lieutenant in the Austrian Royal Guard.  One night, Max (Charlie Ruggles) asks Niki to join him at the beer garden to see Franzi (Claudette Colbert), a violin player, perform.  Even though Max is married, he’s got a thing for Franzi and thinks that havi read more

The Smiling Lieutenant

The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Oct 27, 2010

Style-wise, this is basically a cookie cutter copy of One Hour with You and it doesn’t help that it also stars Maurice Chevalier.  That would be alright, but The Smiling Lieutenant doesn’t have the same silly, toe tapping feel that made me fall in love with One Hour with You. When Austrian Lieutenan read more