The Fighting Guardsman

As I have always said, I am amazed by the fact that Hollywood scripts are so inspired by French History; here it takes place under Louis XVI reign. But, of course, as you can easily guess, don't expect to learn anything accurate about true facts related to History of France. This period, settings is only a pretext for swashbucking scenes, romance, and a scheme of good hero defending poor people against rich ones. And, of course, as a Columbia Pictures movie, the villain is no one else than, guess who??... George McReady, of course as Basil Rathbone was more or less for the same period in swashbuckers: MARK OF ZORRO, ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, ADVENTURES OF MARCO POLO. It is pleasant, predictable, supported by a good production design. Henry Levin the director made several films like this one, for Columbia Pictures, before moving up to bigger and more ambitious stuff such a JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, his best film, besides THE LONELY MAN. Forget his last features, destined to sixties audiences, born after WW2. You know what I am talking about.