William Dudley Pelley

Nationalist Ne’er-do-well? Nazi Necromancer? Chief Pelley of the Silver Shirts entered the public eye at a time when outlandish heroes and villains were just coming into vogue. Stepping out of a pop culture creator background as an exploitation film maker and sensational celebrity promoter, Pelley branded himself as an underground vigilante leader, a threat to the conformist false narrative set down by a corrupt political administration. A few on the fringe genuinely loved him. Most would find him a convenient boogeyman.

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