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The Vanishing Legion is a 1931 American Pre-Code Mascot film serial directed by Ford Beebe and B. Reeves Eason. The stars Harry Carey and Edwina Booth were originally intended to be in the studio's previous serial, King of the Wild, but had to be re-cast when the MGM film Trader Horn (1931) overran its schedule. Both also starred in the Mascot serial The Last of the Mohicans and Carey was the lead in The Devil Horse. An infection received while filming Trader Horn led to Booth's retirement for acting.
Original Release
06/02/1931
US Release
06/02/1931
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Harry Carey | 'Happy' Cardigan / Happy Cardigan |
| Edwina Booth | Caroline Hall |
| Rex the Wonder Horse | Rex |
| William Desmond | Milesburg Sheriff |
| Frankie Darro | Jimmie Williams |
| Philo McCullough | Stevens |
| Yakima Canutt | Yak / Yak [Chs. 1 & 3] / Bill Peters [Ch. 4] |
| Joe Bonomo | Stuffy |
| Tom Dugan | Oil Co. Director Warren |
| Lafe McKee | T.J. Hornbeck |
Directors
Writers
Ford Beebe, Helmer Walton Bergman, Wyndham Gittens
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Harry Carey | 'Happy' Cardigan / Happy Cardigan |
| Edwina Booth | Caroline Hall |
| Rex the Wonder Horse | Rex |
| William Desmond | Milesburg Sheriff |
| Frankie Darro | Jimmie Williams |
| Philo McCullough | Stevens |
| Yakima Canutt | Yak / Yak [Chs. 1 & 3] / Bill Peters [Ch. 4] |
| Joe Bonomo | Stuffy |
| Tom Dugan | Oil Co. Director Warren |
| Lafe McKee | T.J. Hornbeck |
| Bob Kortman | Marno / Henchman Marno |
| Edward Hearn | Jed Williams |
| Paul Weigel | Oil Co. Director Larribee |
| Frank Brownlee | Oil Co. Director Bishop |
| Olive Carey | Nurse Lewis / Nurse Lewis [Chs. 9-12] |
| Robert Walker | Oil Co. Director Allen |
| Al Taylor | Sheriff of Slocum / Deputy Thompson / Henchman Dave / Horseman / Sheriff of Slocum [Ch. 1] / Deputy Thompson [Chs - 4-7,8] |
| Dick Dickinson | Rawlins / Rawlins [Ch. 7] |
| Pete Morrison | Pete Morrison / Oil Worker Brady / Crooked Deputy [Ch. 6] |
| Dick Hatton | James "Dodger" Valenti / Henchman Dodger [Chs. 1-5] |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Nat Levine | Producer |
