I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Name: I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1932-11-09
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 7.762
Cast: Paul Muni, Glenda Farrell, Helen Vinson, Noel Francis, Preston Foster

Six sticks of dynamite that blasted his way to freedom … and awoke America’s conscience!

Drama Crime

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang(1932)

Six sticks of dynamite that blasted his way to freedom … and awoke America’s conscience!

Drama Crime

7.8/ 10 (225 votes)

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AI Film Summary

1h 32m

1932-11-09

Budget: $0.2M

Overview

A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when he’s falsely convicted of a crime and sent to work on a chain gang.

DirectorMervyn LeRoy

ScreenplayBrown Holmes

ScreenplaySheridan Gibney

ScreenplayHoward J. Green

Cast

Paul Muni

James Allen

Glenda Farrell

Marie Woods

Helen Vinson

Helen

Noel Francis

Linda

Preston Foster

Pete

Allen Jenkins

Barney Sykes

Berton Churchill

The Judge

Edward Ellis

Bomber Wells

David Landau

The Warden

Hale Hamilton

Rev. Allen

Sally Blane

Alice

Louise Carter

Mother

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Keywords

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