Tag: William Wister Haines

Black Legion Script

Script by:Robert Lord (Story), Abem Finkel (Screenplay), William Wister Haines (Screenplay)
Directed by:Michael Curtiz, Archie Mayo
Year:1937
IMDb:tt0027367

Plot: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.
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The Racket Script

Script by:W.R. Burnett (Screenplay), William Wister Haines (Screenplay), Bartlett Cormack (Theatre Play)
Directed by:John Cromwell
Year:1951
IMDb:tt0043955

Plot:Mobster Nick Scanlon (Ryan) has managed to buy several of the local government and law-enforcement officials. However, he can't seem to touch the incorruptible police captain Tom McQueeg (Mitchum), who refuses all attempts at bribery. Prosecuting attorney, Welch (Collins), and a police detective, Turck (Conrad), are crooked and make McQueeg's job as an honest officer nearly impossible.
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