Ok, so they call themselves the hooded legion but it is obvious that they are a bunch of thugs hiding under black and white robes and creating character through their bullying antics. Bruce Cabot and Crawford Weaver are government agents to infiltrate the legion and expose their threatening ways even though the film doesn't go past the set-up of Ward Bond in being a drunken driver when he refuses to join them. Bond's sister (Marguerite Churchill) believes that Cabot and Weaver are members of the gang and refuses to accept help from them, but they set out to reveal key players in this organized ring of terror without exposing their identities.
Even though Warner Brothers was known for their string of social dramas, Columbia made their share of them as well. They are not as well known because the Columbia film library hasn't had the exposure. In the case of this film, it's no different than the dozens of other serious dramas, and there just isn't enough time allotted to get into the real evils of the hooded legion even though their tactics here are pretty hideous. It is decent in its way of presenting a serious subject, no nonsense and a warning to society of the dangers of societies like this. Well filmed and decently acted, it makes its point in a short period of time but is missing that one outstanding element to prevent it from being anything more than just average.
Even though Warner Brothers was known for their string of social dramas, Columbia made their share of them as well. They are not as well known because the Columbia film library hasn't had the exposure. In the case of this film, it's no different than the dozens of other serious dramas, and there just isn't enough time allotted to get into the real evils of the hooded legion even though their tactics here are pretty hideous. It is decent in its way of presenting a serious subject, no nonsense and a warning to society of the dangers of societies like this. Well filmed and decently acted, it makes its point in a short period of time but is missing that one outstanding element to prevent it from being anything more than just average.