We're in the Legion Now

We're in the Legion Now

A spree of Blondes...and a Hangover of Mirth!

NR 1936 · 56 min · ★ 4.5 · Comedy

Two petty gangsters trying to elude their enemies join the French Foreign Legion.

Directed by Crane Wilbur · Written by J.D. Newsom

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Reginald Denny Dan Linton
Esther Ralston Louise Rillette
Vince Barnett Spike Conover
Eleanor Hunt Honey Evans
Claudia Dell Yvonne Cartier
Robert Frazer Capt. Henri Rillette
Rudolph Anders Sgt. Groeber
Francisco Marán Abdul Ben-Abou
Merrill McCormick Ali
Frank Hoyt Adjutant Cartellini
Manuel Peluffo Military Prisoner
Charles Moyer Recruit Ringleader

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