Black Legion

Black Legion

1937 · 83 min · EN · NR · 6.5 (41 votes)
Dir. Archie Mayo · Starring Humphrey Bogart, Dick Foran, Erin O'Brien-Moore, Ann Sheridan, Helen Flint, Joe Sawyer · Music Bernhard Kaun

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When a hard-working machinist loses a promotion to a Polish-born worker, he is seduced into joining the secretive Black Legion, which intimidates foreigners through violence.

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A chilling descent into fear and hate, this film captures the insidious spread of prejudice. It feels like a grim warning from the past, exploring how ordinary men can be consumed by a hateful ideology.

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