The Fighting Legion
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The Fighting Legion

It's the old west...venturesome...reckless...thrilling...the clatter of horse's hoofs...the bark of six guns!

8.0 / 10 1930 1h 14mNR English
ActionWesternRomanceAdventure

Storyline

After being shot, a dying Marshal Dawson gives Dave Hayes his badge and asks him to finish his job. Dave becomes Marshal but when Bowie, the man that shot Dawson appears, he exposes Dave as an imposter. Dave is then in trouble when Edwards incites the mob to lynch him.

Cast & Crew

Ken Maynard

Ken Maynard

Dave Hayes

Lead
Dorothy Dwan

Dorothy Dwan

Molly Williams

Ernie Adams

Ernie Adams

Jack Bowie

Harry Todd

Harry Todd

'Dad' Williams

Frank Rice

Frank Rice

'Cloudy' Jones

Stanley Blystone

Stanley Blystone

Burl Edwards

Slim Whitaker

Slim Whitaker

Fred Hook

Bob Walker

Bob Walker

Ranger Tom Dawson

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Harry Joe Brown's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Fighting Legion is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker