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| Humphrey Bogart | ... | Frank Taylor | |
| Dick Foran | ... | Ed Jackson | |
| Erin O'Brien-Moore | ... | Ruth Taylor | |
| Ann Sheridan | ... | Betty Grogan | |
| Helen Flint | ... | Pearl Davis (Credits) / Pearl Danvers | |
| Joe Sawyer | ... | Cliff Moore (Credits) / Cliff Summers (as Joseph Sawyer) | |
| Clifford Soubier | ... | Mike Grogan | |
| Alonzo Price | ... | Alf Hargrave | |
| Paul Harvey | ... | Billings | |
| Dickie Jones | ... | Buddy Taylor | |
| Samuel S. Hinds | ... | Judge (as Samuel Hinds) | |
| Addison Richards | ... | Prosecuting Attorney | |
| Eddie Acuff | ... | Metcalf | |
| Dorothy Vaughan | ... | Mrs. Grogan | |
| John Litel | ... | Tommy Smith | |
| Henry Brandon | ... | Joe Dombrowski | |
| Charles Halton | ... | Osgood | |
| Pat C. Flick | ... | Nick Strumpas | |
| Francis Sayles | ... | Charlie | |
| Paul Stanton | ... | Barham | |
| Harry Hayden | ... | Jones | |
| Egon Brecher | ... | Dombrowski | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Don Barclay | ... | Drunken member (scenes deleted) | |
| Joseph Crehan | ... | (scenes deleted) | |
| Paul Graetz | ... | (scenes deleted) | |
| Robert Barrat | ... | Brown (Black Legion official) (uncredited) | |
| Ted Bliss | ... | Radio announcer (uncredited) | |
| John Butler | ... | Jenkins (auto salesman) (uncredited) | |
| Eddy Chandler | ... | Motorcycle cop (uncredited) | |
| Larry Emmons | ... | Man in drugstore (uncredited) | |
| John Hiestand | ... | First radio announcer breaking Black Legion story (uncredited) | |
| Robert Homans | ... | Motorcycle cop (uncredited) | |
| Milton Kibbee | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Frederick Lindsley | ... | March of Time announcer (uncredited) | |
| Wilfred Lucas | ... | Bailiff (uncredited) | |
| Fred MacKaye | ... | Third radio announcer breaking Black Legion story (uncredited) | |
| Dennis Moore | ... | Reporter at jail (uncredited) | |
| Carlyle Moore Jr. | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Jack Mower | ... | Court clerk (uncredited) | |
| Frank Nelson | ... | Radio announcer (uncredited) | |
| Lee Phelps | ... | Guard at jail (uncredited) | |
| Sam Rice | ... | Extra on bus (uncredited) | |
| Frank Sully | ... | Truck driver's helper (uncredited) | |
| Emmett Vogan | ... | News commentator (uncredited) | |
| Max Wagner | ... | Truck driver in diner (uncredited) | |
| Billy Wayne | ... | Jim (diner counterman) (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Archie Mayo | (as Archie L. Mayo) | ||
| Michael Curtiz | (uncredited) | ||
Writing credits | ||
| Robert Lord | (story) | |
| Abem Finkel | (screenplay) and | |
| William Wister Haines | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Robert Lord | .... | producer (uncredited) | |
| Hal B. Wallis | .... | executive producer (uncredited) | |
| Jack L. Warner | .... | executive producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| W. Franke Harling | (uncredited) | ||
| Howard Jackson | (uncredited) | ||
| Bernhard Kaun | (uncredited) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| George Barnes | (photography by) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Owen Marks | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Robert M. Haas | (as Robert Haas) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Milo Anderson | (gowns) | ||
Production Management | |||
| Frank Mattison | .... | unit manager (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Jack Sullivan | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| C.A. Riggs | .... | sound recordist (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Fred Jackman Jr. | .... | special effects (uncredited) | |
| Hans F. Koenekamp | .... | special effects (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Gene Davenport | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
| George Gordon Nogle | .... | second camera operator (uncredited) | |
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The opening credits of this film declare in large letters that the characters and institutions portrayed in the film are entirely fictional. It seems even the brothers Warner were afraid of the Ku Klux Klan. And why wouldn't they be in the Thirties when lynchings and other acts of terror were common - are they still? Bogart is fine in an early role as a young worker, dismayed at a Polish worker getting a promotion he was seeking, who joins the Klan (or the Black Legion as they call it here). It's interesting to see him before he was typecast as the tough guy - he is very vulnerable here but not entirely sympathetic.
The film wears its sincerity on its sleeve a bit and is never wholly believable, but it is a brave attempt to confront the racism that was rife in Depression era America, when getting and keeping a job was very tough.