The Delightful Rogue
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The Delightful Rogue is a 1929 early sound film romantic adventure produced and distributed by RKO Pictures
. The film was directed by A. Leslie Pearce and features Rod La Rocque
as a modern day pirate in the south seas. La Rocque had recently been playing pirates in a few of his last silent films. This film attempts to replicate the success of La Rocque's silent pirate movies using early sound equipment, the Photophone system. It is unclear if this film was released in a silent version even though intertitles appear in the sound print.
RKO Pictures
RKO Pictures is an American film production and distribution company. As RKO Radio Pictures Inc., it was one of the Big Five studios of Hollywood's Golden Age. The business was formed after the Keith-Albee-Orpheum theater chains and Joseph P...
. The film was directed by A. Leslie Pearce and features Rod La Rocque
Rod La Rocque
-Biography:He was born Roderick La Rocque in Chicago, Illinois. He began appearing in stock theater at the age of seven and eventually ended up at the Essanay Studios in Chicago where he found steady work until the studios closed. He then moved to New York City and worked on the stage until he was...
as a modern day pirate in the south seas. La Rocque had recently been playing pirates in a few of his last silent films. This film attempts to replicate the success of La Rocque's silent pirate movies using early sound equipment, the Photophone system. It is unclear if this film was released in a silent version even though intertitles appear in the sound print.
Cast
- Rod La RocqueRod La Rocque-Biography:He was born Roderick La Rocque in Chicago, Illinois. He began appearing in stock theater at the age of seven and eventually ended up at the Essanay Studios in Chicago where he found steady work until the studios closed. He then moved to New York City and worked on the stage until he was...
- Lastro, The Pirate - Rita La Roy - Nydra
- Charles Byer - Harry Beal
- Ed Brady - MacDougal
- Harry SemelsHarry SemelsHarry Semels was an American film actor. He appeared in over 315 film between 1917 and 1946.-Career:Semels appeared in his first film in 1917. He began to achieve fame after arriving at Columbia Pictures, appearing several Three Stooges shorts including Disorder in the Court, Wee Wee Monsieur and...
- Hymie - Sammy Blum - Junipero
- Bert Moorhouse - Nielson