Does Black Legion end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Black Legion scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Black Legion easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Black Legion violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Black Legion

Name: Black Legion
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1937
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Dick Foran, Erin O'Brien-Moore, Ann Sheridan, Helen Flint

They Murdered at Midnight!

Directed by Archie Mayo

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures

193783 min6.6 / 10

A stark 1930s social drama about how economic resentment and xenophobia can corrupt an ordinary working man into a violent extremist.

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.

Questions people ask

Does Black Legion end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Black Legion scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Black Legion easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Black Legion violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.
Is Black Legion sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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