The Guardsman (1931)

5.2/10 • 82 min • Comedy Drama

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.

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)

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