The Guardsman

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The Guardsman is a 1931 movie based on the play Testőr by Ferenc Molnár. It opens with a stage re-enactment of the final scene of Maxwell Anderson's Elizabeth the Queen, but otherwise has nothing to do with that play. It stars Alfred Lunt, Lynn Fontanne, Roland Young and ZaSu Pitts.

The movie was adapted by Ernest Vajda (screenplay) and Claudine West (continuity) and was directed by Sidney Franklin.

Lunt and Fontanne were husband and wife and a celebrated stage acting team. This movie was based upon the roles they had played on Broadway in 1924 and it was their only starring film role together. They were nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Actress in a Leading Role respectively.

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