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Official poster for the movie's theatrical release.

Status: Partially Lost

Bride of the Regiment is a 1930 Technicolor film produced by First National meant to be a remake of the 1927 film known as The Lady In Ermine, starring Vivienne Segal, Walter Pidgeon, and Allan Prior as the three main characters.

Directed by former actor John Francis Dillon and edited by future Oscar nominee LeRoy Stone, the film surrounds an Austrian colonel named Vultow who's holding a rebel count named Adrian as a hostage, threatening to execute him unless his countess wife named Anna- Marie agrees to have sex with him. According to reviews of the time, the film was well-received, with most of the praise being levied on the soundtrack and cinematography.

However, due to its scandalous content such as a subplot revolving around a servant of the count name Sophie trying to steal Vultow's love in order to get out of an arranged marriage, a scene consisting of the unnamed countess's ancestor pretending to be the countess and getting Vultow drunk, and several sexual innuendos, it was given a very limited run and later banned under the Hays Code. Only audio of the film exists, as well as several stills.

Availability

The audio of the film, preserved on Vitaphone records, is the most publicly available piece, being posted on Youtube in two different parts by a channel dedicated to Vitaphone recordings. However, footage and stills from the film are way rarer to come by and seemingly appear out of nowhere online, with found stills coming from a French movie wiki,^[1] a Blogspot copypasted from what seems to be an old edit of the film's Wikipedia article,^[2]a Spanish Tumblr post,^[3] and even a website offering wall art.^[4] Information about its release is no better, with brief coverage from the New York Times,^[5] The Montreal Gazette,^[6] and even the Prescott Evening Courter.^[7]

Gallery

Videos

Bride of the Regiment (audio only 1/2).

Bride of the Regiment (audio only 2/2).

Images

Vultow first entering Count Adrian's castle.
Adrian and Anna-Marie returning from church after their marriage.
Sophie's musical number.
Sophie with her fiancé, named Sprotti. The count's silhouette cutter, named Tangy, stands in the background.
Context unknown, as of writing.
The countess's ancestor approaching Vultow.

References

↑ notrecinema.com page of the film. Retrieved 12 Jan '22
↑ A Blogspot about the film containing a still. Retrieved 16 Jan '22
↑ A post from the Tumblr account gatutorRetrieved 12 Feb '22,
↑ A Fine Art America listing of a still, uploaded by a user known as Granger. Retrieved 12 Feb '22
↑ New York Times article on the film. Retrieved 12 Jan '22
↑ Archived The Montreal Gazette article on the film. Retrieved 12 Jan '22
↑ Prescott Evening Courter article on the film. Retrieved 12 Jan '22

[1] trecinema.com page of the film. Retrieved 12 Jan '22

[2] A Blogspot about the film containing a still. Retrieved 16 Jan '22

[3] A post from the Tumblr account gatutorRetrieved 12 Feb '22,

[4] A Fine Art America listing of a still, uploaded by a user known as Granger. Retrieved 12 Feb '22

[5] New York Times article on the film. Retrieved 12 Jan '22

[6] Archived The Montreal Gazette article on the film. Retrieved 12 Jan '22

[7] Prescott Evening Courter article on the film. Retrieved 12 Jan '22

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-'''''Bride of the Regiment''''' is a 1930 technicolor film meant to be a remake of the 1927 film known as ''The Lady In Ermine'', starring Vivienne Segal, Walter Pidgeon, and Allan Prior as the three main characters.
+'''''Bride of the Regiment''''' is a 1930 Technicolor film produced by First National meant to be a remake of the 1927 film known as ''The Lady In Ermine'', starring Vivienne Segal, Walter Pidgeon, and Allan Prior as the three main characters.
-Directed by former actor John Francis Dillon and edited by future Oscar nominee LeRoy Stone, the film surrounds an Austrian colonel who's holding a rebel count as a hostage, threatening to execute him unless his countess wife agrees to have sex with him. According to reviews of the time, the film was well-received, with most of the praise being levied on the soundtrack and cinematography.
+Directed by former actor John Francis Dillon and edited by future Oscar nominee LeRoy Stone, the film surrounds an Austrian colonel named Vultow who's holding a rebel count named Adrian as a hostage, threatening to execute him unless his countess wife named Anna-
+Marie agrees to have sex with him. According to reviews of the time, the film was well-received, with most of the praise being levied on the soundtrack and cinematography.
-However, due to its scandalous content such as a subplot revolving around a servant of the count trying to steal the colonel's love in order to get out of a marriage <ref>[http://vitaphonesoundtracks.blogspot.com/2013/04/bride-of-regiment-1930-complete.html A Blogspot about the film with details about the subplot.] Retrieved 16 Jan '22</ref>, a scene consisting of the countess's ancestor jumping out of a portrait with only a cloak on and getting the colonel drunk, and a dreamt sex scene, it was given a very limited run and later banned under the Hays Code. Only audio of the film exists, as well as several stills.
+However, due to its scandalous content such as a subplot revolving around a servant of the count name Sophie trying to steal Vultow's love in order to get out of an arranged marriage, a scene consisting of the unnamed countess's ancestor pretending to be the countess and getting Vultow drunk, and several sexual innuendos, it was given a very limited run and later banned under the Hays Code. Only audio of the film exists, as well as several stills.
 ==Availability==
-The audio of the film, preserved on Vitaphone records, is the most publicly available and easiest to track the origin, being posted on Youtube in two different parts by a channel dedicated to Vitaphone recordings. However, the rest of the evidence gathered is way more diverse, with concrete origins being few and far between, with a major example being many of the available stills, which randomly appeared on a website called notrecinema.com with no listed sources.<ref>[https://www.notrecinema.com/communaute/v1_detail_film.php3?lefilm=29487 notrecinema.com page of the film.] Retrieved 12 Jan '22</ref>
+The audio of the film, preserved on Vitaphone records, is the most publicly available piece, being posted on Youtube in two different parts by a channel dedicated to Vitaphone recordings. However, footage and stills from the film are way rarer to come by and seemingly appear out of nowhere online, with found stills coming from a French movie wiki,<ref>[https://www.notrecinema.com/communaute/v1_detail_film.php3?lefilm=29487 notrecinema.com page of the film.] Retrieved 12 Jan '22</ref> a Blogspot copypasted from what seems to be an old edit of the film's Wikipedia article,<ref>[http://vitaphonesoundtracks.blogspot.com/2013/04/bride-of-regiment-1930-complete.html A Blogspot about the film containing a still.] Retrieved 16 Jan '22</ref>a Spanish Tumblr post,<ref>[https://gatutor.tumblr.com/post/186002720624/myrna-loy-walter-pidgeon-la-novia-del-regimiento A post from the Tumblr account gatutor]Retrieved 12 Feb '22,</ref> and even a website offering wall art.<ref>[https://fineartamerica.com/featured/bride-of-the-regiment-1930-granger.html A Fine Art America listing of a still, uploaded by a user known as Granger.] Retrieved 12 Feb '22</ref> Information about its release is no better, with brief coverage from the ''New York Times'',<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1930/05/22/archives/the-screen.html ''New York Times'' article on the film.] Retrieved 12 Jan '22</ref> ''The Montreal Gazette'',<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VRQuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SYwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3461,1818808&dq=bride-of-the-regiment&hl=en Archived ''The Montreal Gazette'' article on the film.] Retrieved 12 Jan '22</ref> and even the ''Prescott Evening Courter''.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0Z4nAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9k8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4053,4555046&dq=bride-of-the-regiment+technicolor&hl=en ''Prescott Evening Courter'' article on the film.] Retrieved 12 Jan '22</ref>
-Newspaper evidence is no better, with brief coverage from the ''New York Times'',<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1930/05/22/archives/the-screen.html ''New York Times'' article on the film.] Retrieved 12 Jan '22</ref> ''The Montreal Gazette'',<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VRQuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SYwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3461,1818808&dq=bride-of-the-regiment&hl=en Archived ''The Montreal Gazette'' article on the film.] Retrieved 12 Jan '22</ref> and even the ''Prescott Evening Courter''.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0Z4nAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9k8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4053,4555046&dq=bride-of-the-regiment+technicolor&hl=en ''Prescott Evening Courter'' article on the film.] Retrieved 12 Jan '22</ref> However, while extremely low-quality, a Discord user known as FuckLouisVIII has found some new stills from an episode of ''I've Got a Secret'', so there might be hope for an actual lead.
 ==Gallery==
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 ===Images===
 <gallery mode=packed heights=225px>
-File: Bride Of The Regiment still.jpg| The colonel first entering the count's castle.
+File: Bride Of The Regiment still.jpg| Vultow first entering Count Adrian's castle.
-File: Bride Of The Regiment still2.jpg| The count and countess returning from church after their marriage.
+File: Bride Of The Regiment still2.jpg| Adrian and Anna-Marie returning from church after their marriage.
-File: Bride Of The Regiment still3.jpg| The servant's musical number.
+File: Bride Of The Regiment still3.jpg| Sophie's musical number.
-File: Bride Of The Regiment still4.jpg| The servant with her fiancé.
+File: Bride Of The Regiment still4.jpg| Sophie with her fiancé, named Sprotti. The count's silhouette cutter, named Tangy, stands in the background.
+File: Bride_Of_The_Regiment_still5.jpg| Context unknown, as of writing.
+File: Bride_Of_The_Regiment_still6.jpg| The countess's ancestor approaching Vultow.
 </gallery>