Black Legion

Jan 30, 1937

1h 23m

★ 6.6

They Murdered at Midnight!

Overview

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.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Black Legion Trailers

Cast

Frank Taylor

Humphrey Bogart

Ed Jackson

Dick Foran

Ruth Taylor

Erin O'Brien-Moore

Betty Grogan

Ann Sheridan

Pearl Danvers

Helen Flint

Cliff Summers

Joe Sawyer

Michael F. Grogan

Clifford Soubier

Alf Hargrave

Alonzo Price

Billings

Paul Harvey

Buddy Taylor

Dickie Jones

Judge

Samuel S. Hinds

Prosecuting Attorney

Addison Richards

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