Rogue's March

1953

1h 24m

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5.8/10

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After being unjustly accused of spying, a British officer tries to redeem himself in India.

Directors

Allan Davis

Writers

Leon Gordon(writer by)

Stars

Peter Lawford

Richard Greene

Janice Rule

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Top cast

Capt. Dion Lenbridge

Capt. Thomas Garron

Jane Wensley

Col. Henry Lenbridge

Herbert Bielensen

Maj. Wensley

Maj. MacStreet

Prosecutor

Maj. Fallow

Lt. Jersey

Sergeant

Cpl. Biggs

Gen. Woodbury

Igor

Crane

Directors

Allan Davis

Writers

Leon Gordon(writer by)

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This has shades of the "Four Feathers' story to it as "Lenbridge" (Peter Lawford) is drummed out of his regiment after being accused of stealing top secret documents. It's made all the worse by the fact that it's his colonel father (Leo G. Carroll) who has to oversee this disgrace. He is also to face charges of high treason, but absconds and sets off for India where he hopes to clear his name and restore the family honour. The story itself is quite a solid British Raj adventure, but director Allan Davis really does turn it into a bit of a drudge. There's a bit of action towards the conclusion but otherwise it treads the line between adventure film and romance just a little to clumsily - and slowly - for my liking. Regarding that latter part of the plot, we must rely on the underwhelming Janice Rule ("Jane") who really rather simpers her way through the scenes as the story begins to falter. I like this kind of boy's own style of story - so probably give it a little more credit than it deserves, but neither Richard Greene nor the wonderfully expressive Skelton Knaggs can make this sow's ear into a silk purse. It's a perfectly watchable tale of espionage and subterfuge, but equally forgettable too.

Geronimo196709 Nov, 2023