''Lost in the Legion'' is a 1934 British

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directed by Fred Newmeyer and starring

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and

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Plot

A pair of ship's cooks become stranded ashore, and end up joining the

French Foreign Legion The French Foreign Legion (french: Légion étrangère) is a corps of the French Army which comprises several specialties: infantry, Armoured Cavalry Arm, cavalry, Military engineering, engineers, Airborne forces, airborne troops. It was created ...

Cast

as Bill *

as Alf *

as Mary McFee *

Betty Fields Betty Fields (13 September 1906/1910 – 16 January 1938), born in Rochdale, Lancashire, was a British actress. She was the sister of Gracie Fields. In 1936 she starred in the lead of '' On Top of the World'' in a role originally intended ...

as Sally Hogg *

H. F. Maltby Henry Francis Maltby (25 November 1880 – 25 October 1963) was a prolific writer for the London stage and British cinema from after the First World War, until the 1950s. He also appeared in many films. Life and career Born in Ceres, Cape Co ...

as Kaid *

Alf Goddard Frank Henry "Alf" Goddard (28 November 1897 in Brentford, Middlesex – 25 February 1981 in Ealing, London) was an English film actor. Brother of a famous boxer, Alf Goddard was once a boxer too. He was also a trained athlete and a professiona ...

as Sergeant Mulligan * A. Bromley Davenport as Colonel * Mike Johnson as Fritz * James Knight as Ryan

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* 1934 films 1934 comedy films Films shot at British International Pictures Studios Films about the French Foreign Legion British black-and-white films British comedy films Films with screenplays by John Paddy Carstairs 1930s English-language films Films directed by Fred C. Newmeyer 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-comedy-film-stub