I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

09/11/1932
Drama, Crime
1h 32m

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

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.

  • Mervyn LeRoyDirector
  • Howard J. GreenScreenplay
  • Brown HolmesScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $195,845

Keywords

  • prison
  • war veteran
  • blackmail
  • hamburger
  • based on true story
  • chain gang
  • fugitive
  • pre-code
  • escaped prisoner
  • reverend
  • tradesman
  • prison system
  • prison brutality
  • prison life
  • prison reform
  • innocent in jail
  • reformed criminal
  • escapee
  • forced labor

Top Billed Cast

Paul Muni

Paul Muni

James Allen

Glenda Farrell

Glenda Farrell

Marie Woods

Helen Vinson

Helen Vinson

Helen

Noel Francis

Noel Francis

Linda

Preston Foster

Preston Foster

Pete

Allen Jenkins

Allen Jenkins

Barney Sykes

Berton Churchill

Berton Churchill

The Judge

Edward Ellis

Edward Ellis

Bomber Wells

David Landau

David Landau

The Warden

Hale Hamilton

Hale Hamilton

Rev. Allen

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