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Release Year1928
Runtime1h 10m
LanguageNo Language
CertificationNR
GenresWestern
Votes1
DirectorAlfred L. Werker, Lloyd Ingraham
WritersFrances Marion
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast6 credited
Also Known AsThe Sunset Legion
About The Sunset Legion
The citizens and near-by ranchers of a western town are being besieged by a gang of rustlers and robbers, and a plea is made to the governor to send a troop of rangers. Shortly, thereafter a dude-costumed cowboy shows up but he only asks a lot of dumb questions and does a lot of stick-whittling as he wanders the streets and hangs out in the saloon with the regular barflies. The citizens mark him down as being 'tetched in the head.' Also, shortly after the whittler arrives, a mysterious black-masked rider begins to make life a bit tougher on them than it had been.
Directed by Alfred L. Werker, Lloyd Ingraham, The Sunset Legion leans on a strong ensemble — Fred Thomson, Edna Murphy, William Courtright — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about western titles of 1928.
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