WE'RE IN THE LEGION NOW (1936) Reginald Denny & Esther Ralston | Action, Adventure, Comedy | B&W
In the Legion Now is a 1936 American adventure comedy film directed by Crane Wilbur and 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 story the film was based on.
SYNOPSIS
Two petty gangsters trying to elude their enemies join the French Foreign Legion.
Two petty criminals are pursued by a gangster from the United States 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 & CREW
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
Directed by Crane Wilbur
Written by J.D. Newsom (story "The Rest Cure"), Roger Whately (screenplay), Crane Wilbur (additional dialogue)
Produced by George A. Hirliman
Cinematography Mack Stengler
Edited by Tony Martinelli
Distributed by Grand National Films Inc.
Release date 1936
Running time 56 minutes
Country United States
Language English
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