---
title: 'The Foreign Legion (1928)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Edward Sloman'
released: '1928-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 80
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-foreign-legion-1928'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018905/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Foreign Legion (1928)

1928 · 80 min · United States


## Synopsis

The Foreign Legion is a 1928 American silent adventure film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Norman Kerry, Lewis Stone, and Mary Nolan. The film is based on the 1913 novel The Red Mirage by I.A.R. Wylie. It was one of several Foreign Legion-themed films produced in the wake of the successful 1926 film Beau Geste. The production cost around $250,000, but was the subject of diplomatic protests from French authorities due to its depiction of brutality.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Edward Sloman](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-sloman)
- **Screenplay:** [Charles Kenyon](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-kenyon)
- **Producer:** [Carl Laemmle](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-laemmle)
- **Editor:** [Ted J. Kent](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-j-kent)

## Cast

- [Lewis Stone](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-stone)
- [Mary Nolan](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-nolan)
- [Norman Kerry](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-kerry)

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