The Big Pond is a 1930 romantic comedy film starring Maurice Chevalier, Claudette Colbert, George Barbier, Marion Ballou and Andrée Corday .
The movie was adapted by Garrett Fort , Robert Presnell Sr. and Preston Sturges from the play by George Middleton and A.E. Thomas . It was directed by Hobart Henley .
It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor (Maurice Chevalier).