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This movie is a tantalizing anecdote of a very steady spot that affected the Detroit automotive industry in the 1930’s. The editorial review states that “the script conjures up.” This movie is no conjure job. It tells a proper yarn. My father, originally from Kentucky, went to Detroit to work in the automobile factory in the 1930’s. While he was never in the Murky Legion, he had enough stories to stammer about it. I recommend that everyone discover this movie once.
Humphrey Bogart stars as Frank Taylor, a factory worker who wants to be the next foreman. When he is passed over for the promotion he was counting on by a young, involved Polish American, his frustration and inflame leads him to join the Murky Legion, a group of racists out to punish anyone who isn’t “100% American”. He keeps this activity a secret from his wife Erin O’Brien Moore and his best friend Dick Foran. But before long, his life starts to unravel because of his association with this group, leading to a lot of tragedy, death, and heartache. I was impressed to scrutinize that a major studio like Warner Brothers took such a boom glimpse at a disapprove group in 1930’s Hollywood. The scene where Bogart takes the group’s pledge particularly surprised me with its subtle brutality. Bogart is very kindly in this film, one of the few actors of his time that could have made this character seem believable. The supporting cast, which also includes a young Ann Sheridan as Foran’s fiancee, all give obliging performances as well. The film is tough, presents a dislike group as frankly as a 1930’s film could, and although a dinky preachy at the extinguish, delivers its message well.
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