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The Guardsman
“His disguise was perfect - did she really know it was her husband when she surrended to him...?”
5.2 / 10• 1931• 1h 22m•NR• English
ComedyDrama
Storyline
An acclaimed actor and his equally acclaimed actress wife, who have been married for less than a year, are already showing signs of strain in their marriage. The actor believes his wife is capable of infidelity and sets out to prove this is so. Disguising himself as the kind of man he believes she fancies (a Russian military officer), the actor woos his wife while she believes her husband to be out of town.
Cast & Crew
Alfred Lunt
The Actor
Lead
Lynn Fontanne
The Actress
Roland Young
The Critic
Zasu Pitts
Liesl
Maude Eburne
"Mama"
Herman Bing
A Creditor
Ann Dvorak
Fan Saying "There He Is" (uncredited)
Geraldine Dvorak
Operagoer (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sidney Franklin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Guardsman is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
