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Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion

Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion was a half-hour black-and-white television series about the French Foreign Legion starring Buster Crabbe in the title role. Crabbe's real-life son Cullen Crabbe played the Legion mascot, with cowboy sidekick Fuzzy Knight playing himself as Legion comedy relief. The series premiered on NBC on 13 February 1955 and ended its first run with the 65th episode shown on 7 December 1957. It was shown for many years in syndication on American television under the title Foreign Legionnaire.

Created By
StatusEnded
Original NameCaptain Gallant of the Foreign Legion
First Air DateFebruary 13, 1955
Last Air DateDecember 25, 1955
Seasons2
Episodes24
Episode Runtime 30min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production Countries
Production CompaniesTelepictures of MoroccoCarra FilmFrantel Productions
NetworksNBC
S01E36

The Little Boy Who Found Christmas

For Christmas this year, Capt. Gallant has promised Cuffy a trip to America. However, all of the Legions' gifts are stolen from the caravan, and it looks like the captain won't be able to let Cuffy go on his promised trip. Cuffy runs away to try to find the missing presents, and in the process he learns what Christmas is really about.

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