Remakes
In 1941, the plot was used for the film version of Oscar Straus's operetta The Chocolate Soldier, starring Risë Stevens and Nelson Eddy. The stage production had used the plot of George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man, but Shaw had been deeply offended and angered at the result. For the film MGM decided to use the plot of Molnar's The Guardsman instead, but they kept the stage score of The Chocolate Soldier. The film was a great success.
In 1984, a new non-musical version, entitled Lily in Love, starring Christopher Plummer and Maggie Smith, was made, but the play was so altered that the names of the characters were changed and Molnar was not even given screen credit. The film was a total flop.
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