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'''''The Rogue Song '''''was a romantic musical film released on May 10, 1930. Directed by Lionel Barrymore and Hal Roach, the film is about singing bandit leader Yegor (Lawrence Tibbett) falling in love with Princess Vera (Catherine Dale Owen), only to take revenge on her after her brother, Prince Serge, rapes and kills his sister, Nadja. In order to increase the film's box office appeal, ten Laurel and Hardy segments were filmed at the last minute.
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'''''The Rogue Song''''' is a 1930 romantic musical film. Directed by Lionel Barrymore and Hal Roach, the film is about singing bandit leader Yegor (Lawrence Tibbett) falling in love with Princess Vera (Catherine Dale Owen), only to take revenge on her after her brother rapes and kills his sister. In order to increase the film's box office appeal, eight Laurel and Hardy segments were included throughout the film.<ref>https://variety.com/1998/film/news/lost-film-makes-scene-1117488378/</ref>


The film in its entirety was held in MGM Vault #7 until the infamous fire on May 13, 1967, which destroyed a lot of films including this one. Despite numerous search efforts for the movie, only three segments have survived, including a dancing sequence, one of the Laurel and Hardy segments, and the trailer for the film.  
==Status==
Despite rumors of a recovery, the last known print in its entirety was held in MGM Vault #7 and was destroyed in the fire on May 13th, 1967.<ref>http://www.laurelandhardy.org/MissingFilms.html</ref> So far only seven segments have survived, including a dancing sequence, four Czech excerpts held in Prague, one with the Laurel and Hardy segments, and the film's trailer.<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19981114&id=ag4vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=M6YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5157,1969811&hl=en</ref>


==Advertisement Posters==
==Gallery==
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File:The Rogue Song Lobby Card.JPG
File:The Rogue Song Lobby Card.JPG
File:The Rogue Song Poster 1.jpg
File:The Rogue Song Poster 2.jpg
File:The Rogue Song Poster 2.jpg
File:The Rogue Song Screencap.jpg|A Screencap of which appears to be a possible discovery from an unknown collector, Uploaded by Filmoteca Canaria Canarias Cultura en Red on flickr.com.
File:GEH TechnicolorCollection 14 TechnicolorII IMG 0027.jpg|Another Screenshot in bad condition
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[[Category:Lost films]]
==References==
[[Category:Partially lost media]]
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==External Links==
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rogue_Song
*https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021307/
 
[[Category:Lost films|Rogue Song]]
[[Category:Partially found media|Rogue Song]]
[[Category:Historic|Rogue Song]]

Latest revision as of 13:14, 2 September 2023

The Rogue Song Poster 1.jpg

The film's poster.

Status: Partially Found

The Rogue Song is a 1930 romantic musical film. Directed by Lionel Barrymore and Hal Roach, the film is about singing bandit leader Yegor (Lawrence Tibbett) falling in love with Princess Vera (Catherine Dale Owen), only to take revenge on her after her brother rapes and kills his sister. In order to increase the film's box office appeal, eight Laurel and Hardy segments were included throughout the film.[1]

Status

Despite rumors of a recovery, the last known print in its entirety was held in MGM Vault #7 and was destroyed in the fire on May 13th, 1967.[2] So far only seven segments have survived, including a dancing sequence, four Czech excerpts held in Prague, one with the Laurel and Hardy segments, and the film's trailer.[3]

Gallery

A reconstruction of the film.

References

External Links