The Border Legion (1918)
50m
Running Time
July 28, 1918Release Date
Plot.
Cowhand Jim Cleve is wrongly accused of murder and rescued by Jack Kells, leader of a band of Idaho outlaws known as the Border Legion. But when the Legion takes Joan Randall prisoner and leaves Cleve to guard her, he realizes that he cannot remain part of an outlaw band and decides to rescue Joan.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Blanche Bates
Joan Randall
Hobart Bosworth
Jack Kells
Eugene Strong
Jim Cleve
Russell Simpson
Overland Bradley
Kewpie Morgan
Gorilla Gulden
Arthur Morrison
Sheriff Roberts
T. Hayes Hunter
Director
Bull Montana
Red Pierce
Zane Grey
Writer
Richard Souzade
Bate Wood
Victor de Viliers
Writer
Lawrence Marston
Writer
Kate Elmore
Mrs. Wood
Abe Scholtz
Cinematographer
Alex Troffey
Editor
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
The Border Legion is a 1918 American silent Western film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Blanche Bates, Hobart Bosworth, and Eugene Strong. The film is based on the 1916 novel The Border Legion by Zane Grey. The film marked the screen debut of Blanche Bates. The Border Legion was released on August 28, 1918. Following the acquisition of distribution rights by Goldwyn Pictures, the film was rereleased in the United States on January 19, 1919. It is not known whether the film currently survives.