The Yeomen of the Guard

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The Yeomen of the Guard (1957)

Directed by George Schaefer

Comedy, Drama, Romance, Music, TV Movie · 1h 19m

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.

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Cast

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

Crew

Director
George Schaefer
Producer
George Schaefer

Details

Release date
1957-04-10
Runtime
1h 19m
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Music, TV Movie
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
NBC