The Smiling Lieutenant
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The Smiling Lieutenant is a 1931 pre-Code musical comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch, celebrated for its sophisticated humor, romantic entanglements, and early use of the “Lubitsch Touch.”
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| The Smiling Lieutenant (film adaptation) | 1 |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| academyAwardsYearOfCeremony | 5th Academy Awards ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Ein Walzertraum
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The Waltz Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkType | operetta ⓘ |
| catalogedIn | American Film Institute collection ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | George J. Folsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerOfSourceMaterial | Oscar Straus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Ernst Lubitsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| editedBy | William Shea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterOccupation | military officer ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
musical comedy
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romantic comedy ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReputation | classic of early sound musical comedy ⓘ |
| hasDirectorialStyle |
sexual innuendo
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sophisticated humor ⓘ |
| hasFilmRatingSystemContext | produced before enforcement of the Hays Code ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
marriage
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romantic misunderstanding ⓘ social class and royalty ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy |
John Leipold
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Oscar Straus NERFINISHED ⓘ W. Franke Harling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | romantic entanglements ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ |
| notableFor | use of the Lubitsch Touch ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Ernst Lubitsch filmography ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 1931-07-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1931 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 89 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Ernest Vajda
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Guy Bolton NERFINISHED ⓘ Samson Raphaelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Charles Ruggles
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Claudette Colbert NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice Chevalier NERFINISHED ⓘ Miriam Hopkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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The Smiling Lieutenant (film adaptation)