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The Sunset Legion

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1928 | 70 min | Western

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for most people.
The mood
Easygoing.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 10 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1928: an older pace and style.

The citizens and near-by ranchers of a western town are being besieged by a gang of rustlers and robbers, and a plea is made to the governor to send a troop of rangers. Shortly, thereafter a dude-costumed cowboy shows up but he only asks a lot of dumb questions and does a lot of stick-whittling as he wanders the streets and hangs out in the saloon with the regular barflies. The citizens mark him down as being 'tetched in the head.' Also, shortly after the whittler arrives, a mysterious black-masked rider begins to make life a bit tougher on them than it had been.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 470 people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Alfred L. Werker, Lloyd Ingraham

  • Fred ThomsonMasked Rider / Whittling Cowboy
  • Edna MurphySusan
  • William CourtrightOld Bill
  • Harry WoodsHonest John
  • Slim WhitakerBartender (uncredited)
  • Silver King the HorseSilver