''Legionnaires in Paris'' is a 1927 American silent

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directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom and starring Al Cooke,

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, and

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.Munden p. 428 It was also known by the

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of ''French Leave''.

Synopsis

Two

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in leave in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

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1918 mistakenly believe they have killed a man and go on the run from the police.

Cast

* Al Cooke as Al Cooke *

as Kit Guard *

as Annette *

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as Fifi *

John Aasen John Aasen (March 5, 1890 – August 1, 1938) was an American silent film actor and sideshow performer who was one of the tallest actors in history. Early life Aasen was born on March 5, 1890, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His mother, Kristi (Dan ...

as Shorty * Jack McHugh as Teenage Boy (uncredited)

References

Bibliography

* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

* 1927 films 1927 comedy films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films Films directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom American black-and-white films Film Booking Offices of America films Films set in Paris 1920s American films {{Silent-film-stub