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 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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