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Black Legion

1937Movie1 h 23 minNR

CrimeDrama
82
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.0Letterboxd3.4/5Rotten Tomatoes100%59%
82
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.0Letterboxd3.4/5Rotten Tomatoes100%59%

Summary

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.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Thought-provoking
  • Adults

Skip it if

  • You need an uplifting mood
  • Graphic violence bothers you

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Fingerprint

  • Holds up a mirror.
  • Draws you into power games.
  • Weighs on you.
  • Keeps you on edge.
  • Leaves you shaken.

Not for warmth, laughs or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

Jury and Witness Tamperingin 78 titlesTaylor gets approached in jail by a representative from the group backing the Legion, telling him to lie on the stand and claim to have killed Taylor in self-defense.Ripped from the Headlinesin 1,404 titlesIn addition to being based on a real white supremacist group, the movie was also based on the kidnapping and murder of Charles A.All 16 tropes

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