The Rogue Song

The Rogue Song is a 1930 romantic musical film which tells the story of a Russian bandit who falls in love with a princess, but takes his revenge on her when her brother rapes and kills his sister. It was directed by Lionel Barrymore and Hal Roach, who directed the Laurel and Hardy squences and was not credited, and released by MetroGoldwynMayer in two versions, with and without sound. The film stars Metropolitan Opera singer Lawrence Tibbett who was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance and Catherine Dale Owen Laurel and Hardy were thirdbilled their sequences were filmed at the last minute and interspersed throughout the film in an attempt to boost its potential box office appeal.

The story takes place in Russia in the year 1910. Yegor Lawrence Tibbett, a dashing as well as singing bandit leader meets Princess Vera Catherine Dale Owen at a mountain inn. They fall in love, but the relationship is shattered when Yegor kills Veras brother, Prince Serge, for raping his sister, Nadja, and driving her to suicide. Yegor kidnaps Vera, forcing her to live a life of lowly servitude among the bandits. Vera manages to outwit Yegor, who is captured by soldiers and flogged. Vera begs Yegors forgiveness. Although still in love with each other, they realize they cannot be together, at least for the time being.There were eight comic episodes throughout the film in which Laurel and Hardy appeared. One of these has survived on film. In this scene, there is a storm and a tent is blown away revealing Stan and Oliver. They try to sleep without any cover. A bear enters a cave. Stan and Oliver decide to seek shelter in the cave and, because it is so dark, they cant see the bear. Oliver thinks Stan is wearing a fur coat. The bear begins to growl. Stan and Oliver flee. ........

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