Legion of the Lawless (1940)

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Country: USA
Genres: Western
Release: 1940-01-05
Director: David Howard
Writers: Doris Schroeder , Berne Giler
Language: English
Stars: George O’Brien (1899–1985) , Virginia Vale , Herbert Heywood , Norman Willis , Hugh Sothern , William ‘Billy’ Benedict , Eddy Waller , Delmar Watson , Bud Osborne , Monte Montague
Runtime: 59 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Legion of the Lawless (United Kingdom) , A Legião dos Renegados (Brazil) , Nattens väktare (Sweden) , Legend of the Lawless (United States of America) , A Legião dos Malditos (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , La legión de los enmascarados (Mexico) , Legion of the Lawless (United States of America) , Legion of the Lawless
Plot: In the 13th film of the 17 B-westerns made by George O'Brien in 1937-1940 for RKO, (who would remake "Legion of the Lawless" two years later as "Pirates of the Prairie" with Tim Holt), O'Brien, as lawyer Jeff Toland hangs out his shingle in Ivestown, but is ordered out by a vigilante group headed by Les Harper. The vigilantes are merely a cloak under which the band of outlaws headed by Harper operate to terrorize and control the town. When it is learned that the new railroad survey takes the tracks through East Ivestown instead of Ivestown, the gang plans to drive out the homesteaders and ranchers long the right-of-way and file on the land themselves. Jeff leads the fight for the intended victims against the gang.
IMDB:tt0032696