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The Smiling Lieutenant
UNITED STATES · 1931

The Smiling Lieutenant

Ernst Lubitsch
infidelity arranged marriage love triangle military romance class conflict
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Synopsis

An amorous lieutenant is forced to marry a socially awkward princess, though he tries to keep his violin-playing girlfriend on the side.

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