Rotten
The drought is in the disappointing Oscar Straus score of four numbers.
Variety Staff, Variety
The Smiling Lieutenant
Maurice Chevalier laughing and loving again in Ernst Lubitsch's sparkling cocktail of romantic merriment
1931 · 1h 29m · PASSED
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Ernst Lubitsch
Overview
A simple wink, intended by Austrian palace guard Lt. Nikolaus von Preyn for girlfriend, Franzi, is accidentally intercepted -- and misread -- by the visiting Princess Anna. As a result, the soldier has no choice but to marry the royal lady and move with her to the neighboring kingdom of Flausenthurm. His girlfriend follows to continue the romance and, subversively, give Princess Anna tips on how to keep her husband satisfied.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
88%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's quintessential Lubitsch in the way it suggests sexual dalliance with the brightening or darkening of a gas lamp outside a bedroom.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Wit and melody swing through Maurice Chevalier's latest picture.
Mordaunt Hall, New York Times
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