The Beloved Rogue

The Beloved Rogue is a 1927 American silent film, loosely based on the life of the 15th century French poet, Franois Villon. The film was directed by Alan Crosland for United Artists.

This film was lost for someyears until a beautiful tinted amp toned copy was discovered in the late 1960s in the collection of film pioneer Mary Pickford. Pickford, an early champion of film preservation, tried saving all things United Artist, the production company in which she was a cofounder. Barrymores Eternal Love 1929 is another UA film Pickford preserved. This surviving Pickford print of The Beloved Rogue represents what a true tinted amp toned silent film looks like, made directly on tinted film stock prevalent in the silent era.John Barrymore viewed the premiere of the film with a large picture palace audience. Unbeknownst to the audience he was standing at the back of the movie house. Barrymore apparently was discontented or bemused with his own performance stating, ...what a ham. ........

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