The Smiling Lieutenant (1931 film)
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The Smiling Lieutenant (1931 film) is a pre-Code musical romantic comedy directed by Ernst Lubitsch, celebrated for its sophisticated humor, Viennese setting, and the performances of Maurice Chevalier, Claudette Colbert, and Miriam Hopkins.
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| The Smiling Lieutenant (1931 film) canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Smiling Lieutenant (1931 film) Context triple: [Samson Raphaelson, notableWork, The Smiling Lieutenant (1931 film)]
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A.
Smilin’ Through (1932)
Smilin’ Through (1932) is a romantic drama film from Hollywood’s early sound era, best known as a prestige MGM production featuring themes of love, loss, and spiritual reunion.
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B.
Bulldog Drummond (1929 film)
Bulldog Drummond (1929 film) is an early sound-era British-American adventure thriller in which Ronald Colman stars as a bored ex-soldier seeking excitement who becomes entangled in crime and romance.
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1952 film Limelight
The 1952 film "Limelight" is a comedy-drama written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, focusing on an aging clown who mentors a young ballerina in London.
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D.
Three Soldiers
Three Soldiers is a World War I novel by John Dos Passos that portrays the dehumanizing effects of military life on three American soldiers.
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E.
Three Soldiers
Three Soldiers is a bronze statue by Frederick Hart near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., depicting three American servicemen as a realistic tribute to those who fought in the Vietnam War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Smiling Lieutenant (1931 film) Target entity description: The Smiling Lieutenant (1931 film) is a pre-Code musical romantic comedy directed by Ernst Lubitsch, celebrated for its sophisticated humor, Viennese setting, and the performances of Maurice Chevalier, Claudette Colbert, and Miriam Hopkins.
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A.
Smilin’ Through (1932)
Smilin’ Through (1932) is a romantic drama film from Hollywood’s early sound era, best known as a prestige MGM production featuring themes of love, loss, and spiritual reunion.
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B.
Bulldog Drummond (1929 film)
Bulldog Drummond (1929 film) is an early sound-era British-American adventure thriller in which Ronald Colman stars as a bored ex-soldier seeking excitement who becomes entangled in crime and romance.
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C.
1952 film Limelight
The 1952 film "Limelight" is a comedy-drama written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, focusing on an aging clown who mentors a young ballerina in London.
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D.
Three Soldiers
Three Soldiers is a World War I novel by John Dos Passos that portrays the dehumanizing effects of military life on three American soldiers.
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E.
Three Soldiers
Three Soldiers is a bronze statue by Frederick Hart near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., depicting three American servicemen as a realistic tribute to those who fought in the Vietnam War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Ein Walzertraum
NERFINISHED
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novella by Hans Müller-Einigen ⓘ operetta by Oscar Straus ⓘ |
| cinemaMovement | classical Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| cinematography | George J. Folsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Ernst Lubitsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | William Shea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Franzi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lieutenant Nikolaus "Niki" von Preyn NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Anna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
musical
ⓘ
romantic comedy ⓘ |
| hasSong |
Breakfast Table Love
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jazz Up Your Lingerie NERFINISHED ⓘ Toujours l'amour in the Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress |
Claudette Colbert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miriam Hopkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Oscar Straus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Viennese setting
ⓘ
performances of Maurice Chevalier, Claudette Colbert, and Miriam Hopkins ⓘ sophisticated humor ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Lubitsch musical comedies ⓘ |
| producer | Ernst Lubitsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1931-07-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1931 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 93 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Ernest Vajda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samson Raphaelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Charles Ruggles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Claudette Colbert NERFINISHED ⓘ George Barbier NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice Chevalier NERFINISHED ⓘ Miriam Hopkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Smiling Lieutenant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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