The Guardsman
“His disguise was perfect - did she really know it was her husband when she surrended to him...?”
1931•NR•1h 22m•5.2•Released
ComedyDrama
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
Sidney Franklin
Writer
Ernest Vajda
Languages
English
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Alfred Lunt
The Actor
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)
Michael Mark
The Actor's Valet (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
Theatregoer (uncredited)
Production
Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Producer
Albert Lewin
Producer
Irving Thalberg
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