The Vanishing Legion

The Vanishing Legion

Directed by	Ford Beebe B. Reeves Eason
Produced by	Nat Levine
Written by	Wyndham Gittens Ford Beebe Helmer Walton Bergman
Starring	Harry Carey Edwina Booth
Distributed by	Mascot Pictures
Release dates	June 2, 1931 (1931-06-02)
Running time	12 chapters (220 min)
Country	United States
Language	English

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

The 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 for acting.

Plot

Masked mystery villain, The Voice, is out to sabotage the Milesburg Oil Company. "Happy" Cardigan needs to successfully drill for oil before his contract with the Milesburg Oil Company expires or go 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 Mileburg.

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

Voice from the Void
Queen of the Night Riders
The Invisible Enemy
The Fatal Message
The Trackless Trail
The Radio Riddle
The Crimson Clue
Doorway of Disaster
When Time Stood Still
Riding the Whirlwind
Capsule of Oblivion
Hoofs of Horror [sic]

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References

↑ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 204. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.

External links

The Vanishing Legion at the Internet Movie Database
The Vanishing Legion at AllMovie

Preceded by King of the Wild (1931)	Mascot Serial The Vanishing Legion (1931)	Succeeded by The Galloping Ghost (1931)

Mascot serials

Silent serials (1926-1929)	The Silent Flyer Heroes of the Wild Isle of Sunken Gold The Golden Stallion The Vanishing West Vultures of the Sea The Fatal Warning

Sound serials (1929-1935)	The King of the Kongo The Lone Defender The Phantom of the West King of the Wild The Vanishing Legion The Galloping Ghost The Lightning Warrior The Shadow of the Eagle The Last of the Mohicans The Hurricane Express The Devil Horse The Whispering Shadow The Three Musketeers Fighting with Kit Carson The Wolf Dog The Mystery Squadron The Lost Jungle Burn 'Em Up Barnes The Law of the Wild Mystery Mountain The Phantom Empire The Miracle Rider The Adventures of Rex and Rinty The Fighting Marines

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