Black Dragons (1942)

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A cabal of American industrialists, all fifth-columnists intent on sabotaging the war effort, are methodically murdered by the malevolent Monsieur Colomb. It is only until detective Dick ... See full summary »

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23 February 2006 | Hitchcoc
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| Just Another Plastic Surgery Movie
Poor Bela Lugosi. Just another day at work. A group of saboteurs attempting to disrupt the American war effort from the inside. It's pretty hard to figure out at first because, while we know these guys are up to something, their method of operation just isn't very clear. I won't spoil it, but the ending in pretty amazing. There are a series of murders perpetrated by our hero. A police force that doesn't know what is going on. What a coincidence that all the victims seem to come and go from the same house. There are comments like, "A true patriot would do this or that." It's obvious while suspicion abounds most of the world wouldn't know a spy or a subversive if it jumped up and bit them. I also was surprised to see Clayton Moore (the Lone Ranger) in a romantic role. I never realized that he ever did anything other than sit on a horse. There is, of course, the smugness of the criminals as they think that they are immune from the killer's guest list. Anyway, Bela is sort of a good guy and a bad guy rolled into one. The best scene in the movie is at the end, but I won't spoil it. As a curiosity, and a period piece, it may be fun to watch for some people.

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Trivia

In Stuart Kaminsky's 1980 detective novel "Never Cross a Vampire" fictional shamus Toby Peters is hired by Bela Lugosi to investigate a series of death threats while the actor is working at Monogram on this film.

Quotes

Monsieur Colomb: When a young woman's nerves commence to give way it is time she sought refuge in a strong man's arms.
Alice Saunders: I just ran into yours.
Monsieur Colomb: Mine might be dangerous.

Goofs

At the 47:30 minute mark, a plane carrying Dick Martin is flying right to left across the screen, with a visible logo of "The Great Silver Fleet". At the 49:58 minute mark, the plane is now flying back to Washington, DC, and it is flying in the reverse direction, from left to right across the screen. The logo is indecipherable because it is actually the same shot seen earlier, just played back in reverse. All the letters are in mirror image.

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Genres

Thriller | War

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Release Date:

6 March 1942

Language

English

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

Monogram Studios - 4376 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, California, USA

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