The Border Legion (1924 film)

The Border Legion
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWilliam K. Howard
Written byGeorge C. Hull
Based onThe Border Legion
by Zane Grey
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAlvin Wyckoff
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • October 19, 1924 (1924-10-19) (NYC)
Running time
70 minutes; 7 reels, 7,048 ft.
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Border Legion is a lost 1924 American silent Western film directed by William K. Howard and starring Antonio Moreno and Helene Chadwick. Written by George C. Hull and based on the 1916 novel The Border Legion by Zane Grey, the film is about a cowboy who is wrongly accused of murder and is rescued by the leader of a band of Idaho outlaws known as the Border Legion. When the outlaws kidnap a young woman, the cowboy knows that he must help the woman escape. The film premiered on October 19, 1924 in New York City and was released in the United States on November 24, 1924 by Paramount Pictures.