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The Guardsman
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Synopsis
The legendary theatrical team of Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne made their only starring screen appearance in this 1931 adaptation of Ferenc Molnar's The Guardsman. The Lunts are appropriately cast as a famous husband-and-wife acting duo, the husband of which suspects the wife of infidelity. To find out for certain, he disguises himself as an amorous Russian guardsman, complete with handlebar mustache. After an evening of paradise, Lunt confesses his subterfuge to Fontanne. She says she knew all the time, but that gleam in her eye opens up quite a few doubts which are never truly resolved. The fabled "naturalism" of the Lunts appears slightly strained under the probing eye of the camera lens, but their seemingly ad-libbed repartee sequences are a joy to behold. The Guardsman served as the basis for the Oscar Straus operetta The Chocolate Soldier, which itself was filmed in 1943 with Nelson Eddy and Rise Stevens. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Herman Bing Creditor
Maude Eburne Mama
Lynn Fontanne The Actress
Alfred Lunt The Actor
ZaSu Pitts Liesl
Roland Young The Critic

Production Crew

Norbert F. Brodin Cinematographer
Sidney Franklin Director
Sidney Franklin Director
Conrad A. Nervig Editor
Ferenc Molnar Play Author
Albert Lewin Producer
Irving G. Thalberg Producer
Claudine West Screenwriter
Ernest Vajda Screenwriter
Ferenc Molnar Screenwriter
Year: 1931
Runtime: 89
Country: USA
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Comedy

Produced by
MGM

Release
by MGM

Awards
1931 - 10 Best Films - Film Daily
1931 - 10 Best Films - New York Times
1931 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1931 - Best Picture - National Board of Review