Switches To Drama --- Ernst Lubitsch's first talking production with a serious theme is Paramount's "The Man I Killed," featuring Lionel Barrymore, winner of the Academy of Motion picture arts and Sciences actor's award for 1931; Nancy Carroll and Phillips Holmes. Lubitsch's previous directorial efforts since the advent of sound have been confined to lighter and more sophisticated pictures such as "The Love Parade," "Monte Carlo" and "The Smiling Lieutenant." December 07, 1947. (Photo by C.E. Gatward, Paramount Film Service Limited.).