The Legion of Missing Men

The Legion of Missing Men is a 1937 Monogram Pictures film about the French Foreign Legion set in the French protectorate of Morocco. Directed by Hamilton MacFadden, it stars Ralph Forbes who had also served in the cinematic Foreign Legion in Beau Geste 1926 film and Beau Ideal 1931. Singer and actress Hala Linda was married to the composer of the films The Legionnaires Song Richard Gump. It was the only film of Monograms Marlene Dietrich imitator. The film features scenes reused from a silent film, presumably Under Two Flags.

Bobs world changes in a variety of ways. First half his company is lost in attacks by Shiek IbrahimUlAhmeds insurgents who capture the companys cargo of crated machine guns and ammunition. Fortunately for the Legion the weapons are disassembled and none of the Shieks band has the knowledge to get them into working order.Granted leave in the town of Zabala, Bob is romantically pursued by Nina De Bernay, a French nightclub singer. Nina entertains the Legion but is romantically pursued herself by Bobs Sergeant Garcia however Bob believes Nina to be his Sergeants woman and does not pursue her. ........

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