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78% Critic Match
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
“Six sticks of dynamite that blasted his way to freedom … and awoke America’s conscience!”
7.8 / 10• 1932• 1h 32m•NR• English
DramaCrime
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Paul Muni
James Allen
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mervyn LeRoy's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
