The Guardsman (film)
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The Guardsman | |
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Directed by | Paul Nickell |
Produced by | Felix Jackson Martin Manulis |
Written by | Reginald Jackson (adaptation) Ferenc Molnár (play) |
Starring | Claudette Colbert Franchot Tone |
Music by | David Broekman (Music Director) |
Distributed by | CBS |
Release date(s) | 2 March 1955 |
Running time | 60 min |
Country | U.S. |
Language | English |
IMDb profile |
The Guardsman is a 1955 made-for-television film directed by Paul Nickell, written by Reginald Jackson (adaptation) and Ferenc Molnár (play), and starring Claudette Colbert and Franchot Tone. TV Series: The Best of Broadway (Season 1, Episode 7)
[edit] Plot
Story concerns a married couple, actors both, where the husband suspects the wife of losing interest in him. To test her love and fidelity he disguises himself as a royal guardsman and attempts to seduce her. All ends happily although he is never quite sure whether or not she saw through his disguise.
[edit] Cast
- Claudette Colbert as Actress (Wife)
- Franchot Tone as Actor
rest of cast:
- Mary Grace Canfield as Liesl
- Reginald Gardiner as Critic
- Margaret Hamilton as Usher
- Edith King as Mama
- Mary Boland as Mama
- Harry Worth as Stage Manager