The Pride of the Legion
Cast & Crew
Ford Beebe
Victor Jory
Barbara Kent
J. Farrell Macdonald
Lucien Littlefield
Sally Blane
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Policeman Jerry Brewster catches two thieves in the act of opening a safe, and is injured when one of the thieves ignites some explosives. After his recovery he returns to the police force, but finds that he is overcome by cowardice when confronted with dangerous situations and resigns. When he attempts suicide by jumping into a river, he is rescued by Dad Tully and his dog, Rinty, who take him to their home. Jerry falls in love with Tully's daughter Martha, and befriends his son Tommy, while living in their tenement and working as a waiter in a cafe whose customers are gangsters. When a gangster falls in love with Tommy's girl friend Peggy, a waitress in the restaurant, he frames Tommy into driving an ill-fated liquor truck, which crashes and kills a policeman. Peggy is killed by the gang after she informs the police of their criminal activities. Tommy is convicted and sentenced to be executed, but is saved when Jerry single-handedly brings the gangsters to justice. He now returns as a hero to the police force.
Director
Ford Beebe
Cast
Victor Jory
Barbara Kent
J. Farrell Macdonald
Lucien Littlefield
Sally Blane
Glenn Tryon
Matt Moore
Ralph Ince
Tommy Dugan
Rin-tin-tin Jr.
Douglas Dumbrille
Bob Kortman
Ernie Adams
Bud Osborne
William B. Davidson
Rodney Hildebrand
Jack Cheatham
Arnold Gray
Kernan Cripps
Wally Dean
Bert Roach
Jack Mower
Suzanne Wood
Charles Maurice
Charles Shafer
Hector Sarno
Crew
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
This film was exhibited in New York City beginning January 17, 1933 under the title The Big Payoff. Sources conflict concerning the title of Peter B. Kyne's short story. A Film Daily ad calls it A Film Star's Holiday," while Variety calls it "Pride of the Legion." New York Times noted that the film contained the following dedication: "To the bravest of the brave" and lists the role played by Victor Jory as "Jerry Webster." According to a news item in Film Daily, this was to have been Rin-Tin-Tin Sr.'s first sound film. This picture marks Rin-Tin-Tin Jr.'s film debut.
