The Rogue Song
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The Rogue Song is a 1930 musical romance 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 stars Lawrence Tibbett, Catherine Dale Owen, Nance O'Neil, Judith Vosselli, Ullrich Haupt, Elsa Alsen and Florence Lake. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy have small roles, which were filmed at the last minute and interspersed to increase the film's box office appeal.
The movie was adapted by John Colton and Frances Marion from the operetta Gypsy Love by Robert Bodansky and A.M. Willner. It was directed by Lionel Barrymore and Hal Roach (uncredited).
It was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor (Lawrence Tibbett).
No print of the movie is known to exist, although the soundtrack is still available, and in fact was re-released in the 1980s.