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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=[[Sydney Mail]] |volume=XXXVIII |issue=967 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=October 8, 1930 | |
'''''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=[[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 |
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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. |
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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Captain of the Guard | |
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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 | |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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]
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
Categories:
- 1930 films
- American films
- 1930s historical musical films
- English-language films
- Films directed by John S. Robertson
- Films directed by Paul Fejos
- Films set in France
- Films set in the 18th century
- Universal Pictures films
- American black-and-white films
- French Revolution films
- Films made before the MPAA Production Code
- Cultural depictions of Maximilien Robespierre
- Cultural depictions of Louis XVI
- Cultural depictions of Marie Antoinette
- Cultural depictions of Georges Danton
- American historical musical films
- Historical musical film stubs