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The Guardsman

The Guardsman (1931)

1h 22m | PG-13

⭐ 5.364 / 10

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

Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Alfred Lunt

Alfred Lunt

as The Actor

Lynn Fontanne

Lynn Fontanne

as The Actress

Roland Young

Roland Young

as The Critic

Zasu Pitts

Zasu Pitts

as Liesl

Maude Eburne

Maude Eburne

as "Mama"

Herman Bing

Herman Bing

as A Creditor