I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

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

1932•1h 32m•7.8/10

DramaCrime

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7.8/10(224)

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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Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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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

Sally Blane

Sally Blane

Alice

Louise Carter

Louise Carter

Mother

Everett Brown

Sebastian T. Yale - Strong Prisoner

Willard Robertson

Willard Robertson

Prison Board Chairman

Robert McWade

Robert McWade

F.E. Ramsey

Robert Warwick

Robert Warwick

Fuller

William Le Maire

A Texan

Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

Train Conductor (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe

Dennis O'Keefe

Café Chateau Dancer (uncredited)

Wallis Clark

Wallis Clark

Chicago Lawyer (uncredited)

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