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The Guardsman
The Guardsman

The Guardsman

His disguise was perfect - did she really know it was her husband when she surrended to him...?

Genres

ComedyDrama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

82 mins

Rating

5.364/10

Release Date

20 October 1931

Country

United States of America

Cast

Alfred Lunt

Alfred Lunt

The Actor

Lynn Fontanne

Lynn Fontanne

The Actress

Roland Young

Roland Young

The Critic

Zasu Pitts

Zasu Pitts

Liesl

Maude Eburne

Maude Eburne

"Mama"

Herman Bing

Herman Bing

A Creditor

Ann Dvorak

Ann Dvorak

Fan Saying "There He Is" (uncredited)

Geraldine Dvorak

Geraldine Dvorak

Operagoer (uncredited)

Michael Mark

Michael Mark

The Actor's Valet (uncredited)

Eric Mayne

Eric Mayne

Theatregoer (uncredited)

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