Rogues' Regiment
Encyclopedia
Rogues' Regiment is a black-and-white 1948
Universal-International then topical exploitation film
adventure
starring Dick Powell
and directed and co-written by Robert Florey
. It is the first American feature film
to be set in the First Indochina War
.
is on the trail of a former SS war criminal reminiscent of Martin Bormann
believed to be hiding in the French Foreign Legion
in Indochina.
was hoping to direct the film but was passed over in favour of Robert Florey.
... Whit Corbett
Märta Torén
... Lili Maubert
Vincent Price
... Mark Van Ratten
Stephen McNally
... Carl Reicher
Edgar Barrier
... Colonel Mauclaire
Henry Rowland
... Erich Otto Heindorf
Carol Thurston
... Li-Ho-Kay
James Millican
... Cobb
Richard Loo
... Kao Pang
Philip Ahn ... Tran Duy Gian
Kenny Washington
... Sam Latch
1948 in film
The year 1948 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Laurence Olivier's Hamlet becomes the first British film to win the American Academy Award for Best Picture.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :...
Universal-International then topical exploitation film
Exploitation film
Exploitation film is a type of film that is promoted by "exploiting" often lurid subject matter. The term "exploitation" is common in film marketing, used for all types of films to mean promotion or advertising. These films then need something to exploit, such as a big star, special effects, sex,...
adventure
Adventure film
Adventure films are a genre of film.Unlike pure, low-budget action films they often use their action scenes preferably to display and explore exotic locations in an energetic way....
starring Dick Powell
Dick Powell
Richard Ewing "Dick" Powell was an American singer, actor, producer, director and studio boss.Despite the same last name he was not related to William Powell, Eleanor Powell or Jane Powell.-Biography:...
and directed and co-written by Robert Florey
Robert Florey
Robert Florey was a French screenwriter, director of short films, and actor who moved to Hollywood in 1921. In 1950, Florey was made a knight in the French Légion d'honneur....
. It is the first American feature film
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
to be set in the First Indochina War
First Indochina War
The First Indochina War was fought in French Indochina from December 19, 1946, until August 1, 1954, between the French Union's French Far East...
.
Plot
An American Intelligence Agent and Nazi hunterNazi hunter
A Nazi-hunter is a private individual who tracks down and gathers information on alleged former Nazis, SS members and Nazi collaborators involved in the Holocaust, typically for use at trial on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity...
is on the trail of a former SS war criminal reminiscent of Martin Bormann
Martin Bormann
Martin Ludwig Bormann was a prominent Nazi official. He became head of the Party Chancellery and private secretary to Adolf Hitler...
believed to be hiding in the French Foreign Legion
French Foreign Legion
The French Foreign Legion is a unique military service wing of the French Army established in 1831. The foreign legion was exclusively created for foreign nationals willing to serve in the French Armed Forces...
in Indochina.
Production
Max OphulsMax Ophüls
Maximillian Oppenheimer — known as Max Ophüls — was an influential German-born film director who worked in Germany , France , the United States , and France again...
was hoping to direct the film but was passed over in favour of Robert Florey.
Cast
Dick PowellDick Powell
Richard Ewing "Dick" Powell was an American singer, actor, producer, director and studio boss.Despite the same last name he was not related to William Powell, Eleanor Powell or Jane Powell.-Biography:...
... Whit Corbett
Märta Torén
Märta Torén
Märta Torén was a Swedish stage and film actress of the 1940s and 1950s.Torén began her career on the stage and from 1947 she appeared in films. She appeared on the cover of the June 13 issue of Life Magazine in 1949....
... Lili Maubert
Vincent Price
Vincent Price
Vincent Leonard Price, Jr. was an American actor, well known for his distinctive voice and serio-comic attitude in a series of horror films made in the latter part of his career.-Early life and career:Price was born in St...
... Mark Van Ratten
Stephen McNally
Stephen McNally
Stephen McNally was an American actor remembered mostly for his appearances in many westerns and action films. He was an attorney in the late 1930s before pursuing a career in acting.-Career:...
... Carl Reicher
Edgar Barrier
Edgar Barrier
Edgar Barrier was an American actor who appeared on radio, stage, and screen. In the 1930s he was a member of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre and played Simon Templar on The Saint radio show....
... Colonel Mauclaire
Henry Rowland
Henry Rowland
Henry Rowland is the name of:*Henry Augustus Rowland, American physicist*Henry Rowland , American actor-See also:*Henry Rowland-Brown, English entomologist*Henry Rowlands, author...
... Erich Otto Heindorf
Carol Thurston
Carol Thurston
Carol Thurston born 27 September 1923, Forsyth, Montana, died 31 December 1969, Hollywood, California was an American actress typecast as playing a variety of exotic native girls. She made her motion picture debut when she was picked by Cecil B. De Mille over several other actresses to play the...
... Li-Ho-Kay
James Millican
James Millican
James Millican was an American actor with over 200 film appearances mostly in western movies.-External links:*...
... Cobb
Richard Loo
Richard Loo
Richard Loo was a Chinese American film actor who was one of the most familiar Asian character actors in American films of the 1930s and 1940s. A prolific actor, he appeared in over 120 films between 1931 and 1982....
... Kao Pang
Philip Ahn ... Tran Duy Gian
Kenny Washington
Kenny Washington (American football)
Kenneth S. "Kingfish" Washington was a professional football player who was the first African-American to sign a contract with a National Football League team in the modern era.-UCLA Bruins:...
... Sam Latch