| We're in the Legion Now | |
| Director: | Crane Wilbur |
| Producer: | George A. Hirliman (producer) Charles J. Hunt (associate producer) Louis Rantz (associate producer) |
| Starring: | See below |
| Cinematography: | Mack Stengler |
| Editing: | Tony Martinelli |
| Distributor: | Grand National Films Inc. |
| Runtime: | 56 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
We're in the Legion Now is a 1936 American adventure comedy film directed by Crane Wilbur and shot in Magnacolor. The film is also known as The Rest Cure (American reissue title), which was the title of the 1934 original J.D. Newsom story the film was based on.[1] [2]
Two petty criminals are pursued by a gangster from the United States to Paris, France, where they enlist into the French Foreign Legion to escape. After being drafted to a garrison in North Africa, they fall foul of military authority and are sent to a sadistic punishment camp, where they lead an insurrection against its commanding officer, and then help to defeat a native Mohammedan revolt.