The Gallant Legion
BAD MEN FEARED...BRAVE MEN CHEERED!
NR 1948 · 88 min · ★ 7.2 · Western
When power-hungry Faulkner and Leroux want to divide Texas into smaller sections, instead of allowing it to enter the Union as a single state, Gary Conway and the Texas Rangers must step in to thwart their chicanery.
Directed by Joseph Kane · Written by Gerald Drayson Adams
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Bill Elliott Gary Conway -
Lorna Gray Connie Faulkner -
Joseph Schildkraut Senator Clarke Faulkner -
Bruce Cabot Beau Laroux -
Andy Devine Windy Hornblower -
Jack Holt Captain Banner -
Grant Withers Wesley Hardin -
Adele Mara Catalina -
James Brown Tom Banner - H Harold Landon Chuck Conway
- T Tex Terry Sergeant Clint Mason
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Lester Sharpe Matt Kirby
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