Nation Aflame

Nation Aflame

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

1937 · 74 min · ★ 5.3 · Drama

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.

Directed by Victor Halperin · Written by Oliver Drake

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