The Vanishing Legion

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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 date(s)	2 June 1931
Running time	12 chapters (220 min)
Country	United States
Language	English
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The Vanishing Legion (1931) is a Mascot movie 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) over ran it's 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.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Chapter titles 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] Chapter titles

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

[edit] See also

• Harry Carey filmography
• Boris Karloff filmography

[edit] External links

• The Vanishing Legion at the Internet Movie Database

Preceded by King of the Wild (1931)

Mascot Serial The Vanishing Legion (1931)

Succeeded by The Galloping Ghost (1931)

v • d • e 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 Part-Sound Serials (1929) The King of the Kongo All-Sound Serials (1930-1935) 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 Actors and Actresses Gene Autry • Edwina Booth • Harry Carey • Frankie Darro • Jack Mulhall • Rin Tin Tin • John Wayne Stunt Performers Yakima Canutt • Kermit Maynard Production Crew B. Reeves Eason • Nat Levine • Richard Thorpe • William Witney See also Film serials • List of film serials • List of film serials by studio

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