"The Rogues" (1964) TV series 1964-1965

User Rating:

8.4/10   

Creators:

Ivan Goff
Ben Roberts

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

13 September 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Drama

Plot:

The cousins St. Clair and Fleming are con-men so successful they no longer need to con. They can be persuaded, however, to use their skills: in a just cause, where a mark deserves it very, very much.

Plot Keywords:

Sophisticated Comedy | Crime Comedy | Wit | Con Game

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations

Cast

Robert Coote	...	Timmy Fleming / ... (10 episodes, 1964-1965)
Gladys Cooper	...	Margaret St. Clair / ... (9 episodes, 1964-1965)
Charles Boyer	...	Marcel St. Clair (9 episodes, 1964-1965)
Gig Young	...	Tony Fleming (7 episodes, 1964-1965)
David Niven	...	Alec Fleming / ... (6 episodes, 1964-1965)

Also Known As:

Gauner gegen Gauner (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
Gli inafferrabili (Italy) [it]
Los bribones (Spain) [es]
Svindlande affärer (Sweden) [sv]
Veijarit (Finland) [fi]

Runtime:

50 min (30 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Filming Locations:

Iverson Ranch, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Four Star Productions

Witty, wonderful, wry, well-acted comedy series

The Rogues was one of the best comedy series ever to appear on US television, being a blend (in spirit) of a good Blake Edwards comedy film, "The Avengers," and any number of David Niven's 1950s comedies ("Bedtime Story" with Marlon Brando of course comes to mind). It's a great shame we can't have TV like this today, with actors the caliber of Charles Boyer, David Niven and Dame Gladys Cooper, supported by the fine skills of Gig Young and the always fine John Williams. The only series later to attempt a simulation of the jet-setting, witty skulduggery of "The Rogues" was perhaps "The Persuaders" (Roger Moore, Tony Curtis). It's a great disappointment that as of this revised comment (December 2005) this fine series isn't even available on VHS, let alone DVD. If you ever have a chance to see it in rerun somewhere, don't miss it.