The Fighting Guardsman
Appearance
The Fighting Guardsman | |
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Directed by | Henry Levin |
Screenplay by | Edward Dein Frant Schulz (as Franz Spencer) |
Based on | the novel The Companions of Jehu by Alexander Dumas |
Produced by | Michael Kraike (as Michel Kraike) |
Starring | Willard Parker |
Cinematography | Burnett Guffey |
Edited by | Viola Lawrence |
Music by | Paul Sawtell |
Production company | Columbia Pictures |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
Country | UnitedStates |
Language | English |
The Fighting Guardsman is a 1946 American adventure film directed by Henry Levin.
It was a swashbuckler starring Willard Parker based on a novel by Alexander Dumas.
Plot
A French baron (Willard Parker) leads rebels like a Robin Hood, stealing Louis XVI's taxes to give to the poor.
Cast
- Willard Parker as Roland, also known as the Baron de Saint-Hermaine
- Anita Louise as Amelie de Montrevel
- Janis Carter as Christine Roualt
- John Loder as Sir John Tanlay
- Edgar Buchanan as Pepe
- George Macready as Gaston de Montrevel
- Lloyd Corrigan as King Louis XVI
Production
It was Parker's first lead role; he made it on his return from the army.[1] Filming started in December 1944.[2]
References
- ^ "'Hunk of Man' Parker Cast as Swashbuckler: Metro Captures Warners' Find, Plans Build-up; Robert Duke Lead in 'Faces'". Los Angeles Times. 11 Dec 1944. p. 11.
- ^ "Willard Parker to Play Lead Role in Columbia's 'The Fighting Guardsman' -- Six Films Due This Week". New York Times. 11 Dec 1944. p. 19.
External links
Categories:
- 1946 films
- American swashbuckler films
- American films
- Films directed by Henry Levin
- English-language films
- Films set in France
- Films set in the 18th century
- 1940s historical adventure films
- American historical adventure films
- Columbia Pictures films
- American black-and-white films
- Films scored by Paul Sawtell
- Films based on works by Alexandre Dumas
- Adventure film stubs