Movie·1932·1h 32m
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Six sticks of dynamite that blasted his way to freedom … and awoke America’s conscience!
Directed By
Mervyn LeRoy
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
Brown Holmes, Sheridan Gibney, Howard J. Green
Producer
Hal B. Wallis
Cinematography
Sol Polito
Music
Bernhard Kaun
Editor
William Holmes
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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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
Everett Brown
Sebastian T. Yale - Strong Prisoner
Willard Robertson
Prison Board Chairman
Robert McWade
F.E. Ramsey
Robert Warwick
Fuller
William Le Maire
A Texan
Charles Middleton
Train Conductor (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Sol Polito
Director of Photography
Mervyn LeRoy
Director
Brown Holmes
Screenplay
Sheridan Gibney
Screenplay
Hal B. Wallis
Producer
William Holmes
Editor
Howard J. Green
Screenplay
Robert E. Burns
Story
Bernhard Kaun
Original Music Composer
Leo F. Forbstein
Original Music Composer
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