The Border Legion (1940 film)

{{short description|1940 film by Joseph Kane}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = The Border Legion

| image = The Border Legion poster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Joseph Kane

| producer = Joseph Kane

| screenplay = Olive Cooper
Louis Stevens

| based_on = {{based on|The Border Legion|Zane Grey}}

| starring = Roy Rogers
George "Gabby" Hayes
Carol Hughes
Joe Sawyer
Maude Eburne
Jay Novello

| music = Milton Rosen

| cinematography = Jack A. Marta

| editing = Edward Mann

| studio = Republic Pictures

| distributor = Republic Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1940|12|5}}

| runtime = 58 minutes
54 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

}}

The Border Legion (TV edit: West of the Badlands) is a 1940 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and written by Olive Cooper and Louis Stevens. It is based on the 1916 novel The Border Legion by Zane Grey. The film stars Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Carol Hughes, Joe Sawyer, Maude Eburne and Jay Novello. The film was released on December 5, 1940, by Republic Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/69384/the-border-legion |title=The Border Legion (1940) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=2015-11-04}}{{cite web|author=Hal Erickson |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/west-of-the-badlands-v85684 |title=West of the Badlands (1940) - Joseph Kane |publisher=AllMovie |date= |access-date=2018-10-20}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=4212 |title=The Border Legion |publisher=Afi.com |date= |access-date=2015-11-04}}