''We're in the Legion Now'' is a 1936 American adventure

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Crane Wilbur Crane Wilbur (November 17, 1886 – October 18, 1973) was an American writer, actor and director for stage, radio and screen. He was born in Athens, New York. Wilbur is best remembered for playing Harry Marvin in '' The Perils of Pauline''. He ...

and shot in

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. The film is also known as ''The Rest Cure'' (American reissue title), which was the title of the 1934 original J.D. Newsom story the film was based on.

Plot

Two petty criminals are pursued by a gangster from the United States to Paris, France, where they enlist into 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 ...

to escape. After being drafted to a garrison in

North Africa North Africa, or Northern Africa is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region, and it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Mauritania in ...

, they fall foul of military authority and are sent to a sadistic punishment camp, where they lead an insurrection against its commanding officer, and then help to defeat a native Mohammedan revolt.

Cast

* Reginald Denny as Dan Linton *

Esther Ralston Esther Ralston (born Esther Louise Worth, September 17, 1902 – January 14, 1994) was an iconic American silent film star. Her most prominent sound picture was '' To the Last Man'' in 1933. Early life and career Ralston was born Esther Loui ...

as Louise Rillette *

Vince Barnett Vince Barnett (July 4, 1902 – August 10, 1977) was an American film actor. He appeared on stage originally before appearing in more than 230 films between 1930 and 1975. Early years Barnett was born July 4, 1902, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylva ...

as Spike Conover *

Eleanor Hunt Eleanor Hunt (January 10, 1910 – June 12, 1981) was an American film actress. She starred opposite John Wayne in the 1934 '' Blue Steel''. Personal life She was married to actor Rex Lease for "a few months" before their September 1931 ...

as Honey Evans *

Claudia Dell Claudia Dell (born Claudia Dell Smith; January 10, 1910 – September 5, 1977) was an American showgirl and actress of the stage and movies. Early years Dell was born in San Antonio, Texas on January 10, 1910. She attended school in San ...

as Yvonne Cartier * Robert Frazer as Capt. Henri Rillette *

Rudolph Anders Rudolph Anders (December 17, 1895 – March 27, 1987) was a German character actor who came to the United States after the rise of Hitler, and appeared in numerous American films in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Biography He was born Rudo ...

as Sgt. Groeber *Francisco Marán as Abdul Ben-Abou *

Merrill McCormick William Merrill McCormick (February 5, 1892 – August 19, 1953) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1916 and 1953. William Merrill McCormick was born on February 5, 1892, in Denver, Colorado. McCormick ap ...

as Ali *Frank Hoyt as Adjutant Cartellini *Manuel Peluffo as Military Prisoner *Charles Moyer as Recruit Ringleader *Lou Hicks as Al Petrelli, American Gangster

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* * 1936 films 1930s color films 1930s adventure comedy films Films about the French Foreign Legion Grand National Films films Cinecolor films American adventure comedy films Films set in Africa Films set in deserts American multilingual films Films based on short fiction Films directed by Crane Wilbur 1936 multilingual films 1936 comedy films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub