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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain …

  • 8.2 /10

  • 214

  • 96%

Plot

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 as James Allen
Paul Muni

as James Allen

Glenda Farrell as Marie Woods
Glenda Farrell

as Marie Woods

Helen Vinson as Helen
Helen Vinson

as Helen

Noel Francis as Linda
Noel Francis

as Linda

Preston Foster as Pete
Allen Jenkins as Barney Sykes
Allen Jenkins

as Barney Sykes

Berton Churchill as The Judge
Berton Churchill

as The Judge

Edward Ellis as Bomber Wells
Edward Ellis

as Bomber Wells

David Landau as The Warden
David Landau

as The Warden

Hale Hamilton as Rev. Allen
Hale Hamilton

as Rev. Allen

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • November 9, 1932

Production Companies

  • Warner Bros. Pictures

  • The Vitaphone Corporation

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $195,845.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.53 hrs

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Reviews

Masterpiece that keeps influencing as much as it enthrals. Being a man who has a very unhealthy penchant for any film that deals with incarceration, it is with great elation that I can proudly proclaim this to be one of the greatest films of the genre. I had to finally give way and import the film on Region 1 to see what I was missing, boy was it joyous to see how this film has influenced som…