I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

  • NR
  • 11/09/1932 (US)
  • Drama, Crime
  • 1h 32m

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

Overview

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.

Howard J. Green

Screenplay

Robert E. Burns

Story

Sheridan Gibney

Screenplay

Mervyn LeRoy

Director

Brown Holmes

Screenplay

Cast

Paul Muni's headshot

Paul Muni

James Allen
Glenda Farrell's headshot

Glenda Farrell

Marie Woods
Helen Vinson's headshot

Helen Vinson

Helen
Noel Francis's headshot

Noel Francis

Linda
Preston Foster's headshot

Preston Foster

Pete
Allen Jenkins's headshot

Allen Jenkins

Barney Sykes
Berton Churchill's headshot

Berton Churchill

The Judge
Edward Ellis's headshot

Edward Ellis

Bomber Wells

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