The Yeomen of the Guard

The Yeomen of the Guard

1957 · 79 min · Comedy, Drama, Romance, Music, TV Movie

Taking place in the Tower of London during the reign of King Henry VIII, this classic Gilbert & Sullivan operetta is one of their darkest and most sophisticated. Colonel Fairfax is wrongly accused of sorcery and sentenced to death within the hour. He hatches a plan to avoid letting his estate fall into the hands of his scheming cousin (incidentally, his accuser) by secretly marrying Elsie Maynard, a strolling singer. She agrees to be blindfolded during the ceremony and expects to be a wealthy widow upon Fairfax's imminent demise, leaving her free to marry her lover, the jester, Jack Point. However, Fairfax miraculously escapes his fate and chaos ensues.

Directed by George Schaefer

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Alfred Drake Jack Point
Celeste Holm Phoebe Meryll
Bill Hayes Col. Fairfax
Barbara Cook Elsie Maynard
Henry Calvin Wilfred Shadbolt
Muriel O'Malley Dame Carruthers
Robert Wright Lt. Cholmondeley
Norman Atkins Sgt. Meryll
Norman Barrs Leonard Meryll
Marjorie Gordon Kate

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