ZESTFUL CHEVALIER COMEDY
REGENT'S CHRISTMAS BILL Ernst Lubitsch, conceded by many to be foremost director of motion pictures, and maker of two outstanding successes, * The Love Parade ’ and ‘Monte Carlo,’ has turned out another fast-paced, buoyant entertainment, ‘The Smiling Lieutenant,’ starring the inimitable Frenchman, Maurice Chevalier. ‘ The Smiling Lieutenant ’ is a typical Lubitsch production. Its humour is sly, sophisticated, and, at times, boisterously robust. From the story of a gay and care-free military officer who loves one girl and is forced to marry another, a princess of royal blood, ho has fashioned a romantic comedy of indescribable charm, which critics and audiences throughout the country have labelled his most entertaining picture since the advent of talking pictures. In addition to Chevalier, who, incidentally sings any number of gay, intimate songs, this production features two comely and talented leading ladies, Claudette Colbert and Miriam Hopkins, not to forget Charlie Ruggles and George Barbier, in perfectly grand comedy roles. ‘ The Smiling Lieutenant ’ will show at the Regent Theatre, commencing on Boxing Day.
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Evening Star, Issue 20980, 19 December 1931, Page 9
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170ZESTFUL CHEVALIER COMEDY Evening Star, Issue 20980, 19 December 1931, Page 9
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