''The Fighting Guardsman'' is a 1946 American
adventure film
An adventure film is a form of adventure fiction, and is a genre of film. Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films, pirate films, and survival films. Adventure films may also be combined with other film genres such as action, an ...
directed by
Henry Levin.
It was a swashbuckler starring
Willard Parker based on a novel by
Alexander Dumas
Alexandre Dumas (, ; ; born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (), 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père (where '' '' is French for 'father', to distinguish him from his son Alexandre Dumas fils), was a French writer. ...
.
Plot
A French baron (
Willard Parker) leads rebels like a Robin Hood, stealing
Louis XVI
Louis XVI (''Louis-Auguste''; ; 23 August 175421 January 1793) was the last King of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. He was referred to as ''Citizen Louis Capet'' during the four months just before he was ...
's taxes to give to the poor.
Cast
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Willard Parker as Roland, also known as the Baron de Saint-Hermaine
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Anita Louise
Anita Louise (born Anita Louise Fremault; January 9, 1915 – April 25, 1970) was an American film and television actress best known for her performances in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' (1935), ''The Story of Louis Pasteur'' (1935), ''Anthony ...
as Amelie de Montrevel
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Janis Carter
Janis Carter (born Janis Elinore Dremann, October 10, 1913 – July 30, 1994) was an American stage and film actress who performed throughout the 1940s and into the 1950s. During the mid-1950s, she began working regularly on television, co-ho ...
as Christine Roualt
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John Loder as Sir John Tanlay
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Edgar Buchanan as Pepe
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George Macready
George Peabody Macready Jr. (August 29, 1899 – July 2, 1973) was an American stage, film, and television actor often cast in roles as polished villains.
Early life
Macready was born in Providence, Rhode Island on August 29, 1899. He graduated ...
as Gaston de Montrevel
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Lloyd Corrigan as King Louis XVI
Production
It was Parker's first lead role; he made it on his return from the army. Filming started in December 1944.
References
External links
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''The Fighting Guardsman''at
TCMDB
1946 films
American swashbuckler films
Films directed by Henry Levin
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
1940s English-language films
1940s American films
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