Black Legion

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Black Legion

1937,

1h 23m,

Crime/

Drama

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7 Reviews

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500+ Ratings

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7 Reviews

58%

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500+ Ratings

Frank Taylor (Humphrey Bogart) believes he is about to be made foreman of the factory he works in. When the job goes to a Polish-born worker instead, Frank is enraged and decides to join a local organization that persecutes immigrants. Known as the Black Legion, the clandestine hate group uses scare tactics to help Frank get his promotion. However, his involvement with the Legion has dire effects on his marriage and jeopardizes the life of his best friend, Ed (Dick Foran).

Otis Ferguson

The New Republic

May 8, 2024

Each incident as it comes up is gone through skillfully, with a dexterous economy of relation and point. It has excitement, reality; and its seeds of truth are assured of being sown nationally.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Feb 12, 2022

4/4

Much like Confessions of a Nazi Spy would do two years later by directly addressing Nazism in America, Black Legion explores the idea that it can happen here.

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Joanne Laurier

World Socialist Web Site

Feb 11, 2021

The Warner Bros. film, directed by Archie Mayo and an uncredited Michael Curtiz, is a gripping depiction of the organization's thuggery and violence and their devastating social and personal impact.

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Meyer Levin (Patterson Murphy)

Esquire Magazine

Apr 22, 2020

One of the year's best pictures. In it Humphrey Bogart rises to the rank of Paul Muni and Spencer Tracy.

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Ann Ross

Maclean's Magazine

Oct 9, 2019

A pretty grim study of human society, which adults will find authentic, deplorable and well worthy of their attention.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Feb 19, 2016

B-

A gripping social drama based on the newspaper headlines of the day.

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Albus S

Aug 3, 2017

Not a great movie, but still an undeniably important piece of anti-fascist American cinema.

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Archie Mayo

Director

Humphrey Bogart

Frank Taylor

Dick Foran

Ed Jackson

Erin O'Brien-Moore

Ruth Taylor

Ann Sheridan

Betty Grogan

Robert Barrat

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Synopsis

Frank Taylor (Humphrey Bogart) believes he is about to be made foreman of the factory he works in. When the job goes to a Polish-born worker instead, Frank is enraged and decides to join a local organization that persecutes immigrants. Known as the Black Legion, the clandestine hate group uses scare tactics to help Frank get his promotion. However, his involvement with the Legion has dire effects on his marriage and jeopardizes the life of his best friend, Ed (Dick Foran).

Director: Archie Mayo
Producer: Robert Lord
Screenwriter: Abem Finkel, William Wister Haines
Production Co: Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 16, 1937, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2016
Runtime: 1h 23m

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