The Legion of Missing Men (1937) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

Released in 1937, The Legion of Missing Men is an action, aventure and romance film directed by Hamilton MacFadden, running about 62 minutes.

What it’s about. Bob Carter, a member of the Foreign Legion, is glad to see his brother, Don, for the first time in ten years but is sorry that Don has joined the Legion. Bob, Don and Bob's buddies, Muggsy and Bilgey, go to a café and there Don falls for Nina, a singer in love with Bob. Bob doesn't know this and thinks she is Garccia's girl, and warns Don to have nothing to do with her. Don disregards the warning and Garcia discovers Nina and Don together and provokes Don into hitting him. Don is arrested and thrown into the company brig. Nina, with the aid of an Arabian sheik, Ul Ahmed, helps Don escape. Bob, Muggsy and Bilgey follow but are captured and taken to Ul Hamid's headquarters. The sheik tortures Don to force Bob to work some captured machine guns for him. Ah Hamid and his tribe attack the fort, but Bob manages to turn the machine guns against his captors, and the fort is saved.

Who’s in it. The Legion of Missing Men stars Ralph Forbes as Bob Carter, Ben Alexander as Don Carter, Hala Linda as Nina De Bernay and Roy D'Arcy as Shiek Ibrahim-Ul-Ahmed, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.0/10, The Legion of Missing Men has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In États-Unis you can stream it on Troma NOW. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Legion of Missing Men page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Legion of Missing Men tend to enjoy The Dark Knight : Le Chevalier noir, Le Seigneur des anneaux : Le Retour du roi, Inception and Le Seigneur des anneaux : La Communauté de l'anneau.