The Guardsman (1925 film)

{{short description|1925 film}}

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| name = The Guardsman

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| director = Robert Wiene

| producer =

| writer = Ferenc Molnár (play)
Ludwig Nerz
Robert Wiene

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| starring = Alfred Abel
María Corda
Anton Edthofer

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| editing =

| cinematography = Hans Androschin

| studio = Pan Film

| distributor = Phoebus Film (Germany)

| released = {{film date|1925|10|24|df=yes}}

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| country = Austria

| language = Silent
German intertitles

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The Guardsman (German: Der Gardeoffizier) is a 1925 Austrian silent comedy film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Alfred Abel, María Corda and Anton Edthofer. The film was shot at the Schönbrunn Studios in Vienna. It was based on the play Testőr by Ferenc Molnár and in 1931 remade as a movie by Sidney Franklin.

Synopsis

An actor, jealous of his wife's suspected infidelity, disguises himself as an officer of the royal guard and begins courting her to try to catch her out.Jung & Schatzberg p.120-121

Cast

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Bibliography

  • Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene. Berghahn Books, 1999.