The Guardsman
His disguise was perfect - did she really know it was her husband when she surrended to him...?
1931 · 1h 22m · Passed
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Sidney Franklin
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Sidney Franklin Director
- Alfred Lunt as The Actor
- Lynn Fontanne as The Actress
- Roland Young as The Critic
- Zasu Pitts as Liesl
- Maude Eburne as 'Mama'
- Herman Bing as A Creditor
- Ann Dvorak as Fan Saying "There He Is" (uncredited)
- Geraldine Dvorak as Operagoer (uncredited)
- Michael Mark as The Actor's Valet (uncredited)
- Eric Mayne Cast
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