Release Date

10 Apr, 1957

Runtime

01:19: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

The Yeomen of the Guard

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Actors

Alfred Drake

Celeste Holm

Bill Hayes

Barbara Cook

Henry Calvin

Muriel O'Malley

Robert Wright

Norman Atkins

Norman Barrs

Marjorie Gordon

Crew

George Schaefer

William Nichols

William S. Gilbert

Noel Caplan

William S. Gilbert

Arthur Sullivan

Mildred Freed Alberg

George Schaefer

Franz Allers

Franz Allers