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6.8/10   106 votes
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Director:
Sidney Franklin
Writers:
Ferenc Molnár (play)
Ernest Vajda (screenplay)
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Release Date:
7 November 1931 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
An acclaimed actor and his equally acclaimed actress wife, who have been married for less than a year... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. more
User Comments:
Witty, sexy, funny more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Alfred Lunt ... The Actor
Lynn Fontanne ... The Actress
Roland Young ... Bernhardt the Critic
Zasu Pitts ... Liesl, the Maid
Maude Eburne ... Mama
Herman Bing ... A Creditor
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Additional Details

Runtime:
82 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #1972-R, 17 January 1936 for re-release) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Ferenc Molnár's play opened in Budapest in 1911. English versions were staged in London (as "Playing With Fire") and New York (as "Where Ignorance Is Bliss") in 1913. But the definitive English version, adapted by Philip Moeller, opened in New York in 1924 and starred Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. more
Quotes:
[encouraging the Actor to test his wife's fidelity]
Bernhardt the Critic: Follow her now, or you'll never know. You'll *never* know.
[Actor leaves]
Bernhardt the Critic: Nor will I.
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Movie Connections:
Remake of Der Gardeoffizier (1925) more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
Witty, sexy, funny, 16 February 2005
10/10
Author: jramaro from Los Angeles

The Guardsman is now one of my 10 favorite films. Thanks to Turner Classic Movies audiences can continue to see the brilliant performances of Lunt and Fontanne in this hilarious play made into a film. The performances of the support cast are excellent, especially that of Roland Young.

The Guardsman does what a good comedy should do. It should make us laugh, give us insights into the human condition, and keep us wondering what will happen next to characters that we care about.

I laughed out loud and watched the unpredictable plot move through scenes of witty, fast paced dialog that led to an ending that lived up to everything that preceded it. If you carefully watch Fontanne in the ending, you will be certain of the meaning of her character's smile.

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