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.”
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Smiling Lieutenant canonical | 4 |
| The Smiling Lieutenant (film adaptation) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5624713 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Smiling Lieutenant Context triple: [Samson Raphaelson, notableWork, The Smiling Lieutenant]
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A.
The Sergeant
The Sergeant is a 1968 drama film starring Rod Steiger as a rigid Army noncommissioned officer grappling with repressed homosexuality and inner turmoil.
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B.
The Lieutenant
The Lieutenant is a 1960s American television drama series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the professional and personal challenges of a young U.S. Marine Corps officer.
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C.
The Colonel
The Colonel is the traditional mascot figure representing Eastern Kentucky University's athletic teams and school spirit.
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D.
The G.I.’s General
The G.I.’s General is a nickname for U.S. Army General Omar Bradley, renowned World War II commander known for his leadership of American ground forces in Europe and his reputation as a soldiers’ general.
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E.
The Horizontal Lieutenant
The Horizontal Lieutenant is a 1962 American romantic comedy film starring Jim Hutton and Paula Prentiss, centered on a bumbling Army officer’s misadventures during military maneuvers in Hawaii.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Smiling Lieutenant Target entity description: 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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A.
The Sergeant
The Sergeant is a 1968 drama film starring Rod Steiger as a rigid Army noncommissioned officer grappling with repressed homosexuality and inner turmoil.
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B.
The Lieutenant
The Lieutenant is a 1960s American television drama series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the professional and personal challenges of a young U.S. Marine Corps officer.
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C.
The Colonel
The Colonel is the traditional mascot figure representing Eastern Kentucky University's athletic teams and school spirit.
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D.
The G.I.’s General
The G.I.’s General is a nickname for U.S. Army General Omar Bradley, renowned World War II commander known for his leadership of American ground forces in Europe and his reputation as a soldiers’ general.
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E.
The Horizontal Lieutenant
The Horizontal Lieutenant is a 1962 American romantic comedy film starring Jim Hutton and Paula Prentiss, centered on a bumbling Army officer’s misadventures during military maneuvers in Hawaii.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| academyAwardsYearOfCeremony | 5th Academy Awards ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Ein Walzertraum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Ernst Lubitsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| editedBy | William Shea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterOccupation | military officer ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
musical comedy
ⓘ
romantic comedy ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReputation | classic of early sound musical comedy ⓘ |
| hasDirectorialStyle |
sexual innuendo
ⓘ
sophisticated humor ⓘ |
| hasFilmRatingSystemContext | produced before enforcement of the Hays Code ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
marriage
ⓘ
romantic misunderstanding ⓘ social class and royalty ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy |
John Leipold
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guy Bolton NERFINISHED ⓘ Samson Raphaelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Charles Ruggles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Claudette Colbert NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice Chevalier NERFINISHED ⓘ Miriam Hopkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: The Smiling Lieutenant Description of subject: 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.”
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
The Smiling Lieutenant (film adaptation)