Cowhand Jim Cleve is wrongly accused of murder and rescued by Jack Kells, leader of a band of Idaho outlaws known as the Border Legion. But when the Legion takes Joan Randall prisoner and leaves Cleve to guard her, he realizes that he cannot remain part of an outlaw band and decides to rescue Joan.
Okay, so you’re looking at The Border Legion from 1930. Is it worth tracking down today? Mostly for silent film buffs or real classic Western fans, I’d say. If you’re into seeing how talkies just barely got started, or you just dig old-school Zane Grey adaptations, you might find some charm. Everyone else? Probably giv...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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"Okay, so you’re looking at The Border Legion from 1930. Is it worth tracking down today? Mostly for silent film buffs or real classic Western fans, I’d say. If you’re into seeing how talkies just barely got started, or you just dig old-school Zane Grey adaptations, you might find some charm. Everyone else? Probably give it a pass. It’s a bit of a tough sit if you’re used to modern pacing, honestly. The whole thing kicks off with cowhand Jim Cleve, played by Richard Arlen. He gets mixed up in a ..."
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Edward E. Paramore Jr., Zane Grey, Percy Heath
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