The Gallant Legion (1948)
Overview
When power-hungry Faulkner and Leroux want to divide Texas into smaller sections, instead of allowing it to enter the Union as a single state, Gary Conway and the Texas Rangers must step in to thwart their chicanery.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.085 |
Directed By
Joseph Kane
Crew
Joseph Kane
Gerald Drayson Adams
John K. Butler
Richard L. Van Enger
Gerald Geraghty
James W. Sullivan
John McCarthy Jr.
Jack A. Marta
Adele Palmer
Victor B. Appel
George Milo
Dick Moder
Kenneth Holmes
TOP CAST
Bill Elliott
Gary Conway
Lorna Gray
Connie Faulkner
Joseph Schildkraut
Senator Clarke Faulkner
Bruce Cabot
Beau Laroux
Andy Devine
Windy Hornblower
Jack Holt
Captain Banner
Grant Withers
Wesley Hardin
Adele Mara
Catalina
James Brown
Tom Banner
Harold Landon
Chuck Conway
Tex Terry
Sergeant Clint Mason
Lester Sharpe
Matt Kirby
Hal Taliaferro
Billy Smith
Russell Hicks
Senator Beale
Herbert Rawlinson
Major Grant
Marshall Reed
Bowling
Steve Drake
Steve
Harry Woods
Lang
William Bailey
Barfly
Trevor Bardette
Half-Breed Interpretor
Brandon Beach
Barfly
Hank Bell
Ranger Hank
Buck Bucko
Ranger
John Cason
Sprauge
George Chesebro
Renegade
Iron Eyes Cody
Indian Warrior
Victor Cox
Renegade
Joseph Crehan
George Trent - State Official
Art Dillard
Ranger
Joe Dominguez
Barfly
Augie Gomez
Indian Scout
Herman Hack
Waiter
John Hamilton
Speaker of the House
Art Howard
State Official
Ben Johnson
Ranger
Noble Johnson
Chief Black Eagle
Jack Kirk
Ranger
Fred Kohler Jr.
Brent
Rex Lease
Conductor
Cactus Mack
Ranger
Kermit Maynard
Ranger
Merrill McCormick
Teller
Peter Perkins
Newsman
Jack Perrin
Barfly
Chuck Roberson
Ranger
Gene Roth
Agitator in Bar
Glenn Strange
Renegade
Ferris Taylor
Telegrapher
Emmett Vogan
Reporter
Chief Yowlachie
Indian Medicine Man
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