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

1932

1h 32m

DramaCrime

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.

Key Crew

Director

Mervyn LeRoy

Producers

Hal B. Wallis

Writers

Howard J. Green

Sheridan Gibney

Brown Holmes

Cinematography

Sol Polito

Music

Bernhard Kaun

Cast (50)

Paul Muni

James Allen

Glenda Farrell

Marie Woods

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