We're in the Legion Now!

We're in the Legion Now
File:We're in the Legion Now poster.jpg Film poster
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	1936 (1936)
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 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

External links

• We're in the Legion Now at IMDb
• We're in the Legion Now! is available for free download at the Internet Archive