The Vanishing Legion

<p> This beautifully written book is a definitive record of the players and productions of a film company that specialized in chapter plays and B movies and that became highly influential in winning an ever-widening public for the kind of films it innovated such as the musical Western. Cinema history at its best--written with careful attention to detail and based on thorough research and exhaustive personal interviews--<I>The Vanishing Legion</I> offers critical treatment of every serial and feature produced by Mascot during its nine years of operation. Tom Mix Gene Autry John Wayne Rin-Tin-Tin and other Western heroes ride and bark again through the pages of this fascinating book.</p><p> Appendices list cast and technical credits (plus chapter titles) for all Mascot serials and features. Comprehensive index. Several dozen seldom- or never-seen ads and stills are reproduced.</p>