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. ,..."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... It is set during the French Revolution, but was sufficiently unhistorical that an apology was included in the opening credit for any factual inaccuracies.
Plot During the French Revolution, Rouget de l'Isle, a captain in the king's guard and music teacher, falls in love with Marie Marnay, the daughter of an innkeeper. Marie becomes involved with the revolutionaries after her father is killed by royal soldiers. Although Rouget initially serves the monarchy, he later joins the revolutionary cause after performing La Marseillaise before King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette. He eventually leads revolutionary forces toward Paris and reunites with Marie during the uprising.
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. Robertson received full directing credit for the film.
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