The Guardsman
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"The Guardsman" is a 1924 stage comedy by Ferenc Molnár, best known in English for the celebrated Broadway production starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne as a married acting couple testing each other's fidelity.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Guardsman (1931 film) | 0 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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play ⓘ stage comedy ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | The Guardsman (1931 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | A testőr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Ferenc Molnár NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Guardsman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Hungary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Sidney Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Actor husband
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Actress wife ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1910 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
comedy film ⓘ romantic comedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio adaptations
ⓘ
television adaptations ⓘ |
| hasType | three-act play ⓘ |
| languageOfNotableProduction | English ⓘ |
| notableCast |
Alfred Lunt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lynn Fontanne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEnglishProduction | Broadway production starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Hungarian ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage ⓘ |
| periodOfWork | early 20th century ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An actor disguises himself as a dashing guardsman to test his actress wife’s fidelity. ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1910 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1931 ⓘ |
| setting | Budapest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Alfred Lunt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lynn Fontanne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
fidelity test
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jealousy ⓘ marriage ⓘ |
| theatricalTradition | Broadway theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
illusion versus reality
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role-playing in relationships ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Ferenc Molnár NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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