I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932·92'

Mervyn LeRoy

CrimeDrama

★ 7.8

Letterboxd TMDB #29740

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

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

Paul Muni James Allen

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

David Landau The Warden

Hale Hamilton Rev. Allen

Sally Blane Alice

Louise Carter Mother