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The Border Legion (1940 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Border Legion' (TV edit: 'West of the Badlands') 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.
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'.
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