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Captain of the Guard
Captain of the Guard
	Lobby card
Directed by	John S. Robertson ; Pál Fejös (uncredited)
Written by	George Manker Watters; Arthur Ripley
Story by	Houston Branch
Starring	Laura La Plante ; John Boles ; Sam De Grasse
Cinematography	Gilbert Warrenton ; Hal Mohr
Edited by	Milton Carruth; Ted J. Kent
Music by	Charles Wakefield Cadman ; Heinz Roemheld
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	March 29, 1930 (U.S.);
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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Captain of the Guard is a 1930 American musical film directed by John S. Robertson and Pál Fejös and starring Laura La Plante, John Boles and Sam De Grasse.^[1]^[2] It is set during the French Revolution, but was sufficiently unhistorical that an apology was included in the opening credit for any factual inaccuracies.^[3]

Plot

Cast

Laura La Plante as Marie Marnay
John Boles as Rouget de Lisle
Sam De Grasse as Bazin
James A. Marcus as Marnay
Lionel Belmore as Colonel of Hussars
Stuart Holmes as Louis XVI
Evelyn Hall as Marie Antoinette
Claude Fleming as Magistrate
Murdock MacQuarrie as Pierre
Richard Cramer as Danton
Harry Burkhardt as Materown
George Hackathorne as Robespierre
DeWitt Jennings as priest
Harry Cording as Le Bruin
Otis Harlan as Jacques
Ervin Renard as Lieutenant
Walter Brennan as peasant (uncredited)
Sidney D'Albrook as flirtatious officer (uncredited)
Louise Emmons as Peasant (uncredited)
Stanley Fields as Hangman (uncredited)
Francis Ford as Hussars Officer (uncredited)
Charles Thurston as Minor Role (uncredited)

Production

Initial director Pál Fejös escaped serious injury during filming in October 1929 after falling 88 feet from scaffolding while directing a mob scene, and was later replaced by John S. Robertson.^[3] Robertson received full directing credit for the film.

References

^ "Captain of the Guard". Sydney Mail. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 967. New South Wales, Australia. October 8, 1930. p. 29. Retrieved May 20, 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Holiday Fare". The Sun. No. 1436. New South Wales, Australia. October 5, 1930. p. 6. Retrieved May 20, 2019 – via National Library of Australia. ,..."La Marseillaise" is the theme of "The Captain of the Guard," a film in which John Boles takes the part of the composer, Rouget de Lisle...
^ ^a ^b Bradley, Edwin M. (2004). The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography of 171 Features, 1927 through 1932. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 185. ISBN 0-7864-2029-4.

External links

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[1] "Captain of the Guard". Sydney Mail. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 967. New South Wales, Australia. October 8, 1930. p. 29. Retrieved May 20, 2019 – via National Library of Australia.

[2] "Holiday Fare". The Sun. No. 1436. New South Wales, Australia. October 5, 1930. p. 6. Retrieved May 20, 2019 – via National Library of Australia. ,..."La Marseillaise" is the theme of "The Captain of the Guard," a film in which John Boles takes the part of the composer, Rouget de Lisle...

[Bradley-3] Bradley, Edwin M. (2004). The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography of 171 Features, 1927 through 1932. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 185. ISBN 0-7864-2029-4.

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+'''''Captain of the Guard''''' is a 1930 American [[musical film]] directed by [[John S. Robertson]] and [[Pál Fejös]] and starring [[Laura La Plante]], [[John Boles (actor)|John Boles]] and [[Sam De Grasse]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article159659761 |title=Captain of the Guard |newspaper=[[The Sydney Mail|Sydney Mail]] |volume=XXXVIII |issue=967 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=October 8, 1930 |access-date=May 20, 2019 |page=29 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article224242287 |title=Holiday Fare |newspaper=[[The Sun (Sydney)|The Sun]] |issue=1436 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=October 5, 1930 |access-date=May 20, 2019 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}} ,''..."La Marseillaise" is the theme of "The Captain of the Guard," a film in which John Boles takes the part of the composer, Rouget de Lisle...''</ref> It is set during the [[French Revolution]], but was sufficiently unhistorical that an apology was included in the opening credit for any factual inaccuracies.<ref name="Bradley">{{cite book |last=Bradley |first=Edwin M. |title=The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography of 171 Features, 1927 through 1932 |publisher=McFarland |year=2004 |location=Jefferson, North Carolina |page=185 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rg-UBJaPD-sC |isbn=0-7864-2029-4}}</ref>
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