The Border Legion (1940 film)

1940 film by Joseph Kane

The Border Legion (TV edit: West of the Badlands^[1]) is a 1940 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and written by Olive Cooper and Louis Stevens. It is based on the 1916 novel The Border Legion by Zane Grey. The film stars Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Carol Hughes, Joe Sawyer, Maude Eburne and Jay Novello. The film was released on December 5, 1940, by Republic Pictures.^[2][3][4]

Plot

Cast

• Roy Rogers as Dr. Stephen Kellogg aka Steve Kells
• George "Gabby" Hayes as Honest John Whittaker
• Carol Hughes as Alice Randall
• Joe Sawyer as Jim Gulden
• Maude Eburne as Hurricane Hattie McGuire
• Jay Novello as Santos
• Hal Taliaferro as Sheriff Amos Link
• Dick Wessel as Oscar Red McGooney
• Paul Porcasi as Tony
• Robert Emmett Keane as Officer Willets

Production

The Border Legion was edited for television to be 54 minutes in duration. The television title of this film is West of the Badlands.^[1]

References

1. Len D. Martin (May 5, 2006). The Republic Pictures Checklist: Features, Serials, Cartoons, Short Subjects and Training Films of Republic Pictures Corporation, 1935-1959. McFarland. ISBN 9780786427406.
2. "The Border Legion (1940) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
3. Hal Erickson. "West of the Badlands (1940) - Joseph Kane". AllMovie. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
4. "The Border Legion". Afi.com. Retrieved November 4, 2015.

External links

• The Border Legion at IMDb