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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang is a 1932 American pre-Code crime tragedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Paul Muni as a convicted man on a chain gang who escapes to Chicago. It was released on November 10, 1932.
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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, American dramatic film, released in 1932, that was an exposé on the life of inmates on chain gangs. It awoke social interest in and helped bring an end to the widespread use of chain gangs in the American South.
James Allen (played by Paul Muni) is an impoverished World War I veteran who is forced at gunpoint to participate in a crime. He is caught and sentenced to a chain gang in Georgia. After enduring much brutality, he escapes and becomes a successful engineer and builder. When his landlady, Marie Woods (Glenda Farrell), discovers his secret, she threatens to reveal his true identity unless he marries her. Allen later falls in love with Helen (Helen Vinson) and tells Marie he wants a divorce. She responds by turning him over to the authorities. After staging another escape, Allen goes to Helen to say goodbye. When she questions how he lives, he responds, “I steal.”
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•Studio: Warner Brothers
•Director: Mervyn LeRoy
•Writers: Howard G. Green and Brown Holmes
•Music: Bernhard Kaun
•Paul Muni (James Allen)
•Glenda Farrell (Marie Woods)
•Helen Vinson (Helen)
•Noel Francis (Linda)
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Jun 1, 2024 · 1. Is “I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang” based on a true story? Yes, the film is based on the true story of Robert E. Burns, a man who escaped from a chain gang in the 1920s and wrote a book about his experiences. 2. Who directed the movie? Mervyn LeRoy directed “I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang. 3. When was the movie released?
Sergeant James Allen is returning home by boat to New York City after having served a stint in the Army and in World War One in Europe, being awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre. After taking part in a welcome home parade with fellow soldiers, he travels by train to his hometown in New Jersey.
Nov 7, 2023 · “I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang,” nestled within the confines of 1930s America, emerges as a monumental cinematic masterpiece. To truly appreciate its significance, we must first step back into the tumultuous era of The Great Depression.
May 14, 2014 · As a story about the arbitrary nature of law enforcement and the way that punitive measures in prison only serve to make worse monsters of the men they're trying to rehabilitate, I Am a Fugitive has a viciousness and overt disrespect for Proper Authority that's legitimately shocking for a Hollywood studio picture of its vintage; but it helps to ...
'I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang' vividly depicts an innocent man, James Allen, played by Paul Muni, who is framed for the $5 robbery at a hamburger stand and is sentenced to ten years' hard labor in the Deep South of America.
