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Producer
  
Nat Levine

Language
  
English

6.6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Action, Western, Adventure

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

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Director
  
Ford Beebe B. Reeves Eason

Writer
  
Wyndham Gittens
,
Helmer Walton Bergman

Release date
  
June 2, 1931 (1931-06-02)

Directors
  
B. Reeves Eason, Ford Beebe

Genres
  
Western, Action Film, Adventure Film, Black-and-white, Action/Adventure

Cast
  
Harry Carey
('Happy' Cardigan),
Edwina Booth
(Caroline Hall),
William Desmond
(Milesburg Sheriff),
Frankie Darro
(Jimmie Williams),
Philo McCullough
(Stevens),
Yakima Canutt
(Yak)

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The vanishing legion serial starring harry carey chapter 1


The Vanishing Legion is a 1931 American Pre-Code Mascot film serial directed by Ford Beebe and B. Reeves Eason.

Contents

Stars Harry Carey and Edwina Booth were originally intended to be in the studio's previous serial, King of the Wild, but had to be re-cast when the MGM film Trader Horn (1931) overran its schedule. Both also starred in the Mascot serial The Last of the Mohicans and Carey was the lead in The Devil Horse. An infection received while filming Trader Horn led to Booth's retirement from acting.

The vanishing legion


Plot

Masked mystery villain The Voice is out to sabotage the Milesburg Oil Co. "Happy" Cardigan needs to successfully drill for oil before his contract with Milesburg expires or he goes broke. Jimmie Williams' father, Jed (Edward Hearn), has been framed for murder. Secretary Caroline Hall appears to have an ulterior motive. The mysterious "Vanishing Legion" is also on the scene. Jimmie and Cardigan team up, along with Jimmie's horse Rex, to defeat The Voice and solve the mysteries surrounding Milesburg.

Cast

  • Harry Carey as "Happy" Cardigan, drilling for oil before his contract expires
  • Edwina Booth as Caroline Hall, Hornbeck's secretary
  • Rex the Wonder Horse as Rex, King of Wild Horses, whom only Jimmie can ride
  • William Desmond as Milesburg Sheriff
  • Frankie Darro as Jimmie Williams, whose father is wanted for murder, teams up with Cardigan to unmask The Voice
  • Philo McCullough as Stevens
  • Yakima Canutt as Yak
  • Joe Bonomo as Stuffy
  • Tom Dugan as Warren, a Milesburg Oil Company director
  • Lafe McKee as Hornbeck, a lawyer for the Milesburg Oil Company
  • Bob Kortman as Marno, henchman of The Voice
  • Paul Weigel as Larribee, a Milesburg Oil Company director
  • Olive Carey as Nurse Lewis
  • Boris Karloff as the voice of The Voice, the serial's masked mystery villain

    • Chapter titles

    1. Voice from the Void
    2. Queen of the Night Riders
    3. The Invisible Enemy
    4. The Fatal Message
    5. The Trackless Trail
    6. The Radio Riddle
    7. The Crimson Clue
    8. Doorway of Disaster
    9. When Time Stood Still
    10. Riding the Whirlwind
    11. Capsule of Oblivion
    12. Hoofs of Horror [sic]

    Source:

    References

    The Vanishing Legion Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA

    The Vanishing Legion IMDb The Vanishing Legion themoviedb.org