The Flaming Signal - DVD

Avenging Angels mete out punishment to foreigners and all others who don't live up to their leaders' notions of "100 percent Americanism." The secret lodge has been formed by con men planning to get rich via initiation fees, dues and the sale of their sinister robes. Unstoppable because of the nation's mood in the depths of the Depression, the pistol-packing, lash-wielding night riders exploit religious intolerance and prejudice against

A battalion of heavily armed criminals takes over a small Mexican village. Their commander, the notorious "Generale" Jose Juan Reyes, becomes infatuated with the beautiful Maria Dolores (Paulette Goddard), the fiery-tempered daughter of the town's wealthiest man. Their tumultuous relationship is soon tested by issues of social inequality and a violent epidemic of influenza that brings fear and death to all.

Tough street kid Tommy McGrath and his dim-witted pal Fats Moody, on the run after a botched robbery attempt, seek refuge in a Civilian Conservation Corps work camp. Contemptuous of authority and convinced his fellow corpsmen are suckers, Tommy is a major disruption until he falls for pretty Joan Martin, daughter of the local sheriff. His true character is put to the test, when a raging forest fire threatens the lives of Joan and his co