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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Cast

Paul Muni, Glenda Farrell, Helen Vinson, Noel Francis View All


Crew

Mervyn LeRoy (Director), Howard J. Green (Screenplay), Sheridan Gibney (Screenplay), Brown Holmes (Screenplay) View All

Release: Nov. 9th, 1932
Runtime: 1 hour, 32 minutes
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.
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pahaK
It's alright version of a good old story but offers nothing new for someone who's seen plenty of prison films already.
Citizen Rules
When this film came out the injustices and brutality of the southern chain gang prisoners plight became a hot topic of the day and eventually this film helped bring about an end to the corruption in the chain gangs.
Iroquois
Though he is prone to instances of ethical flexibility throughout the film, none of them are so egregious that he loses an audience's sympathy The film thankfully doesn't drag out either the imprisonment or the escape and instead continues to build highs and lows for Muni as he seemingly manages to ....


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