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White Legion

White Legion

Genres

Drama

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In the early 1900s, as the Panama Canal is being built, a group of doctors try to discover a cure for yellow fever, a disease that is decimating the workers constructing the canal.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

81 mins

Rating

4.5/10

Release Date

24 October 1936

Country

United States of America

Cast

Ian Keith

Ian Keith

Dr. Julian Murray

Tala Birell

Tala Birell

Dr. Sterne

Ferdinand Gottschalk

Ferdinand Gottschalk

Dr. Fontaine

Suzanne Kaaren

Suzanne Kaaren

Gloria Blank

Lionel Pape

Lionel Pape

Dr. Travis

Rollo Lloyd

Rollo Lloyd

The Colonel

Teru Shimada

Teru Shimada

Dr. Nogi

Nigel De Brulier

Nigel De Brulier

Father Gonzales

Nina Campana

Nina Campana

Maria

Warner Richmond

Warner Richmond

Burke

Ferdinand Munier

Ferdinand Munier

Sen. Blank

Harry Allen

Harry Allen

McKenzie

Don Barclay

Don Barclay

Miggs

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Baker

Robert Warwick

Robert Warwick

Capt. Parker

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