''The Foreign Legion'' is a 1928 American silent adventure film directed by

Edward Sloman Edward Sloman (19 July 1886, London - 29 September 1972, Woodland Hills, California) was an English silent film director, actor, screenwriter and radio broadcaster. He directed over 100 films and starred in over 30 films as an actor betwee ...

and starring

Norman Kerry Norman Kerry (born Norman Hussey Kaiser,"United States World War II Draft Registration Cards,registration for Norman Hussey Kaiser, Los Angeles, California, April 27, 1942 This document lists his full name as Norman Hussey Kaiser, noting the na ...

Lewis Stone Lewis Shepard Stone (November 15, 1879 – September 12, 1953) was an American film actor. He spent 29 years as a contract player at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was best known for his portrayal of Judge James Hardy in the studio's popular ''Andy H ...

, and

Mary Nolan Mary Nolan (born Mariam Imogene Robertson; December 18, 1902 – October 31, 1948) was an American stage and film actress, singer and dancer. She began her career as a Ziegfeld girl in the 1920s performing under the stage name Imogene "Bubble ...

. The film is based on the 1913 novel '' The Red Mirage'' by I.A.R. Wylie. It was one of several Foreign Legion-themed films produced in the wake of the successful 1926 film ''

Beau Geste ''Beau Geste'' is an adventure novel by British writer P. C. Wren, which details the adventures of three English brothers who enlist separately in the French Foreign Legion following the theft of a valuable jewel from the country house of a rel ...

''. The production cost around $250,000, but was the subject of diplomatic protests from French authorities due to its depiction of brutality.Schatz p.203

Cast

as Richard Farquhar *

as Col. Destin *

Crauford Kent Crauford Kent (12 October 1881 – 14 May 1953) was an English character actor based in the United States. He has also been credited as Craufurd Kent

as Capt. Arnaud *

as Sylvia Omney *

June Marlowe June Marlowe (born Gisela Valaria Goetten, November 6, 1903 – March 10, 1984) was an American film actress who began her career during the silent film era. She was best known for her performance of "Miss Crabtree" in the ''Our Gang'' sho ...

as Gabrielle * Walter Perry as Cpl. Gotz

References

Bibliography

* Schatz, Thomas. ''Hollywood: Social dimensions: technology, regulation and the audience''. Taylor & Francis, 2004.

External links

* 1928 films 1920s adventure comedy films American adventure comedy films Films directed by Edward Sloman American silent feature films Universal Pictures films Films about the French Foreign Legion Films set in Algeria American black-and-white films Films based on works by I. A. R. Wylie 1928 comedy films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films Silent American comedy films Silent adventure comedy films {{silent-adventure-film-stub