Black Legion
1937 · Movie · NR · 83 min · ★ 6.6 · 95% critics
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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Details
- Years
- 1937
- Release date
- 1937-01-30
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (58 votes)
Themes
- immigrant
- inventor
- ku klux klan
- drugstore
- fear
- midwest
- radio broadcast
- hate group
- machinist
- foreman
- machine shop
- polish american
- +1 more
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Story · 1938 · nominated
Cast & crew
Humphrey Bogart
as Frank Taylor
Dick Foran
as Ed Jackson
Erin O'Brien-Moore
as Ruth Taylor
Ann Sheridan
as Betty Grogan
Helen Flint
as Pearl Danvers
Joe Sawyer
as Cliff Summers
- CS
Clifford Soubier
as Michael F. Grogan
- AP
Alonzo Price
as Alf Hargrave
Paul Harvey
as Billings
Dickie Jones
as Buddy Taylor
Directed by Archie Mayo