Best Chatsworth Movies -- The Gallant Legion (1948)

The Gallant Legion (1948) was Directed by Joe Kane and stars Bill Elliott, Adrian Booth (aka Lorna Gray) and Joseph Schildkraut 

This is a top-notch Republic Pictures Western with plenty of fast paced action.  It was filmed on Chatsworth's Iverson Ranch.

Plot:

The tale -- partly historically accurate -- follows Texas Ranger Gary Conway (Bill Elliott), who sets out to stop a crooked politician and his cronies from breaking up the Lone Star State into sections and setting up their own fiefdoms.  

Along the way Connie Faulkner (Adrian Booth) -- a newswoman --  joins Gary Conway, and helps expose the crooked politicians when they try to disband the Rangers.

Cast:

"Wild Bill" Elliott as Gary Conway

Adrian Booth as Connie Faulkner

Joseph Schildkraut as Sen. Clarke Faulkner

Bruce Cabot as Beau Laroux

Andy Devine as Windy Hornblower

Jack Holt as Capt. Banner

Grant Withers as Wesley Hardin

Adele Mara as Catalina

James Brown as Tom Banner

Hal Landon as Chuck Conway

Tex Terry as Sgt. Clint Mason

Lester Sharpe as Matt Kirby

Hal Taliaferro as Billy Smith

Russell Hicks as Senator Beale

Herbert Rawlinson as Major Grant

Excellent cinematography by Jack Marta shows us the lower Iverson Ranch and in particular the Garden of the Gods as they were seldom seen.  See my YouTube clip at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kyjo_tq_YkM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

This is one of my favorite Wild Bill Elliott oaters, and I know you won't be disappointed.

For more information about the Chatsworth filming locations visit http://www.cowboyup.com/ and learn about my books: Rendezvous at Boulder Pass: Hollywood's Fantasyland © 2010 (ISBN: 978-0-615-21522-8) and Reel Cowboys of the Santa Susanas © 2008 (ISBN: 978-0-615-21499-3)