Rogue's March (1953)

Unjustly drummed out of his regiment, a Victorian Englishman (Peter Lawford) restores his honor in India.

Director:

Allan Davis

Writer:

Leon Gordon

Stars:

Peter Lawford, Richard Greene, Janice Rule

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Lawford	...	Capt. Dion Lenbridge / Pvt. Harry Simms
Richard Greene	...	Capt. Thomas Garron
Janice Rule	...	Jane Wensley
Leo G. Carroll	...	Col. Henry Lenbridge
John Abbott	...	Herbert Bielensen
Patrick Aherne	...	Maj. Wensley
John Dodsworth	...	Maj. MacStreet
Herbert Deans	...	Prosecutor
Hayden Rorke	...	Maj. Fallow
John Lupton	...	Lt. Jersey
Barry Bernard	...	Sergeant
Charles Davis	...	Cpl. Biggs
Jack Raine	...	Gen. Woodbury
Richard Hale	...	Igor - Russian Emissary
Michael Pate	...	Crane

Storyline

Unjustly drummed out of his regiment, a Victorian Englishman (Peter Lawford) restores his honor in India.

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Plot Keywords:

warmonger | afghan | arrested by one's father | disowned by one's father | betrayal | 

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Taglines:

COURAGE WINS LOVE AND HONOR IN A LAND OF MYSTERY! (original poster-all caps)

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | War

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Certificate:

Passed

Did You Know?

Goofs

Never let timing get in the way of a good story. Queen Victoria is mentioned and shown as the reigning monarch dating the period to before her death. Yet, khaki service dress was not adopted until after the end of the second Anglo-Boer War more than a year later. While some units had used similar dress earlier, none was issued in Britain.

User Reviews

easygoing spy film

After an officer is drummed out of one of the brigades of the British empire for being accused of and then convicted of selling secrets to Russian agents, he joins a different brigade and eventually winds up having to deal with his accusers and the real culprits, everything being shifted from London to a remote part of India where an insurgency is being stoked by the Russians. The similarity to what is happening today in Afghanistan makes this rather intriguing, though the best parts occur in London before the action shifts to India. Peter Lawford was an original Rat Pack member (with Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., etc..), and even if this film is pre Rat Pack, with this film you can see why he'd later fit in so well in Las Vegas. Even as he's being officially kicked out of his elite brigade in front of all the assembled ranks, which is one of the films better parts, he still looks like he could care less. On the lam in London for escaping from the civilian police, he gets a job as a bartender in a rundown section of town and listens in on and then butts into a conversation as a sergeant is busy trying to pick up on a supposedly loose woman. Lawford's character is socially above them, but due to the circumstances he's now at the bottom of the social ladder in civilian society. When he joins another regiment he comes in as a private, yet through it all this guy has undeniable class and a saving sense of humor. The film itself isn't half bad, as Lawford's character finds out who actually did sell those military secrets. His character's eventual reinstatement into his rightful place in the military and society is a foregone conclusion. The battle scenes are filmed on location (in Southern California?), and aren't that impressive. What's more impressive is what the Russians do to the real culprit in another scene which is the most intense in a film that lacks, for the most part, intensity.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 February 1953 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rogue's March

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1