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Six sticks of dynamite that blasted his way to freedom … and awoke America’s conscience! - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
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Title: I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Release Date: 9 Nov 1932

Runtime: 1h 32m

Genre: Drama, Crime

Director: Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation

Production Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation

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.

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Average Vote: 7.804 (207 votes)

Cast

  • James Allen: Paul Muni
  • Marie Woods: Glenda Farrell
  • Helen: Helen Vinson
  • Linda: Noel Francis
  • Pete: Preston Foster
  • Barney Sykes: Allen Jenkins
  • The Judge: Berton Churchill
  • Bomber Wells: Edward Ellis
  • The Warden: David Landau
  • Rev. Allen: Hale Hamilton
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