The Postman from Longjumeau

The Postman from Longjumeau () is a 1936 Austrian-Swiss musical comedy film directed by Carl Lamac and starring Carl Esmond, Rose Stradner and Alfred Neugebauer. The film is known by several alternative titles including Der König lächelt – Paris lacht (The King Smiles – Paris Laughs). It is loosely based on the 1836 opera Le postillon de Lonjumeau by Adolphe Adam. In eighteenth-century France, a Postilion from Longjumeau is summoned by Madame de Pompadour to sing in her opera company, forcing him to be separated from his wife.

Cast

• Carl Esmond – Chapelou, the Postman from Lonjumeau
• Rose Stradner – Madelaine
• Alfred Neugebauer – Louis XV of France
• Thekla Ahrens – Marquise de Pompadour
• Leo Slezak – Count de Latour
• Lucie Englisch – Lucienne
• Rudolf Carl – Bijou
• Hans Thimig – Pierre Touche, village barber
• Richard Eybner – Marquis de Corcy
• Fritz Imhoff – Mayor
• Joe Furtner – Faviere, Corcy's Secretary
• Tibor Halmay – Ballet Master
• Carl Hauser – Policeman
• Irmgard Alberti – Old Woman with love potion
• Hans-Heinz Bollzmann – Singer

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