Nation Aflame

Nation Aflame

Nation Aflame

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Nation Aflame

"The Sensational Story of an Invisible Empire That Menaced a Nation!"

1937

1h 14m

5.3(4 votes)

Drama

Overview

Believing they can make a ton of money, a gang of opportunists uses the country's racial and ethnic tensions to start a Ku Klux Klan-type organization.

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Noel Madison

Frank Sandino

Noel Madison

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Norma Trelvar

Wynne Adams

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Lila Lee

Mona Franklin Burtis

Lila Lee

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Douglas Walton

Tommy Franklin

Douglas Walton

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Harry Holman

Roland Adams

Harry Holman

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Arthur Singley

District Attorney Robert Sherman

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Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Edgar Wolfe (as Snub Pollard)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

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