The Fighting Guardsman

The Fighting Guardsman is a 1946 American historical adventure film directed by Henry Levin and starring Willard Parker, Anita Louise, Janis Carter and John Loder. Distributed by Columbia Pictures, it is a swashbuckler based on the 1857 novel The Companions of Jehu by Alexander Dumas.

Plot
A French baron leads rebels like a Robin Hood, stealing Louis XVI's taxes to give to the poor.

Cast

 * Willard Parker as Roland, also known as the Baron de Saint-Hermaine
 * Anita Louise as Amelie de Montrevel
 * Janis Carter as Christine Roualt
 * John Loder as Sir John Tanlay
 * Edgar Buchanan as Pepe
 * George Macready as Gaston de Montrevel
 * Lloyd Corrigan as King Louis XVI
 * Shelley Winters as 	Nanette
 * Edith Evanson as 	Madame Paquin
 * Mauritz Hugo as 	Andre
 * Ray Teal as Albert
 * Maurice Tauzin as Edouard de Montrevel
 * Victor Kilian as 	Montebar
 * Elisabeth Risdon as 	Madame de Montrevel
 * Ted Hecht as	Emile
 * Ian Wolfeas 	Prefect Berton
 * John Cason as Baptiste
 * Ethan Laidlaw as 	Jacques
 * Gino Corrado as Roualt

Production
It was Parker's first lead role; he made it on his return from the army. Filming started in December 1944.