We're in the Legion Now!
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Directed by | Crane Wilbur |
Produced by |
George A. Hirliman (producer) Charles J. Hunt (associate producer) Louis Rantz (associate producer) |
Written by |
J.D. Newsom (story "The Rest Cure") Roger Whately (screenplay) Crane Wilbur (additional dialogue) |
Starring | See below |
Cinematography | Mack Stengler |
Edited by | Tony Martinelli |
Distributed by | Grand National Films Inc. |
Release dates |
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Running time | 56 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
We're in the Legion Now is a 1936 American adventure comedy film shot in Magnacolor. The film is also known as The Rest Cure (American reissue title), which was the title of the 1934 original J.D. Newsom [1][2] story the film was based on..
Plot
Two petty criminals are pursued by a gangster from the U.S.A. to Paris, France, where they enlist into the French Foreign Legion to escape. After being drafted to a garrison in North Africa, they fall foul of military authority and are sent to a sadistic punishment camp, where they lead an insurrection against its commanding officer, and then help to defeat a native Mohammedan revolt.
Cast
- Reginald Denny as Dan Linton
- Esther Ralston as Louise Rillette
- Vince Barnett as Spike Conover
- Eleanor Hunt as Honey Evans
- Claudia Dell as Yvonne Cartier
- Robert Frazer as Capt. Henri Rillette
- Rudolph Anders as Sgt. Groeber
- Francisco Marán as Abdul Ben-Abou
- Merrill McCormick as Ali
- Frank Hoyt as Adjutant Cartellini
- Manuel Peluffo as Military Prisoner
- Charles Moyer as Recruit Ringleader
- Lou Hicks as Al Petrelli, American Gangster
References
External links
- We're in the Legion Now at the Internet Movie Database
- We're in the Legion Now! is available for free download at the Internet Archive
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