Drama ·Crime · United States of America · 1932 · 1h 32m

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

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Director
Mervyn LeRoy
Cast
Paul Muni as James Allen Glenda Farrell as Marie Woods Helen Vinson as Helen Noel Francis as Linda Preston Foster as Pete Allen Jenkins as Barney Sykes
Crew
Sol Polito — Director of Photography William Holmes — Editor Bernhard Kaun — Original Music Composer Leo F. Forbstein — Original Music Composer Howard J. Green — Screenplay Brown Holmes — Screenplay
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
prisonwar veteranblackmailhamburgerbased on true storychain gangfugitivepre-codeescaped prisonerreverendtradesmanprison system
Key Collaborators
Mervyn LeRoy Director Sol Polito Director of Photography William Holmes Editor Bernhard Kaun Original Music Composer Leo F. Forbstein Original Music Composer Howard J. Green Screenplay Brown Holmes Screenplay Sheridan Gibney Screenplay Robert E. Burns Story Hal B. Wallis Producer Orry-Kelly Costume Design
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