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Rogues' Regiment (1948)

Director:

Robert Florey    

Writers:

Robert Buckner (story),  Robert Florey (story)  
 

Stars:

Dick Powell,  Märta Torén,  Vincent Price, Stephen McNally, Edgar Barrier, Carol Thurston, Philip Ahn
 
Even when decked out in a Foreign Legion uniform, Dick Powell looked, talked and acted like an urban private eye. In Rogues' Regiment, American secret agent Whit Corbett (Dick Powell) joins the Legion in order to track down Nazi war criminal Carl Reicher (Stephen McNally) in French Indo-China. Hampering his search is a native uprising which consumes most of the film's running time. Vincent Price contributes an amusingly despicable supporting role as Mark Van Ratten, an erudite art collector who sidelines in gunrunning. Though Dick Powell doesn't get to sing (not that he really wanted to!), leading-lady Marta Toren offers two sultry nightclub numbers.
 

Max Ophüls was hoping to direct the film but was passed over in favour of Robert Florey. The film was first announced in November 1947 with writer-producer Robert Buckner saying he was inspired by stories of former Nazis enlisting in the French Foreign Legion. In particular he researched the disappearance of Martin Bormann.  Edmond O'Brien was originally announced as star. It was made shortly after the production of another film about the French Foreign Legion, Outpost in Morocco. Burt Lancaster was sought for a supporting part.  In March 1948 it was announced Universal signed Dick Powell to play the lead.  Edmond O'Brien dropped out of the film to make a movie with Deanna Durbin.  It was meant to be the 60th film directed by Robert Florey at Universal.

Songs:
 
JUST FOR A WHILE
Written by Serge Walter
Lyrics Jack Brooks
Performed by Märta Torén (dubbed by Martha Mears)
 
WHO CAN TELL
Written by Serge Walter
Lyrics Jack Brooks
Performed by Märta Torén (dubbed by Martha Mears)
 
Region 0 (ALL), will play in any DVD player, English, 86 minutes, Black and White, Universal International, very good print.
 

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  1. "Rogue's Regiment" good picture of Foreign Legion in Viet Nam. 3 Star Review

    Posted by on Sep 11th 2022

    Most people probably know The French were in Viet Name (French Indochina) before us and this is a grid vie of that era. It was based on a rumor that after WWII Waffen SS nazi soldiers were hiding out in the Legion. I enjoyed this as a Viet Nam Veteran and a history nut.

  2. routine , but interesting 3 Star Review

    Posted by on Jun 18th 2018

    Set after WWII in French Indochina portrays French Foreign Legion fighting rebels as background to hero chasing fugitive Nazi.

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