''Legionnaires in Paris'' is a 1927 American silent

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directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom and starring Al Cooke,

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, and

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. It was also known by the

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of ''French Leave''.

Plot

Two

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in leave in Paris on

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1918 mistakenly believe they have killed a man and go on the run from the police.

Cast

* Al Cooke as Al Cooke *

as Kit Guard *

as Annette *

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as Fifi * John Aasen as Shorty * Jack McHugh as Teenage Boy (uncredited)

Preservation

With no prints of ''Legionnaires in Paris'' located in any film archives,Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''Legionnaires in Paris''
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References

Bibliography

* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

* 1927 films 1927 comedy films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films Films directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom American black-and-white films Film Booking Offices of America films Films set in Paris 1920s American films English-language comedy films {{Silent-film-stub