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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

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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 & Crew

Director
Mervyn LeRoy
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    James Allen Paul Muni
  • Profile picture of Glenda Farrell
    Marie Woods Glenda Farrell
  • Profile picture of Helen Vinson
    Helen Helen Vinson
  • Profile picture of Noel Francis
    Linda Noel Francis
  • Profile picture of Preston Foster
    Pete Preston Foster
  • Profile picture of Allen Jenkins
    Barney Sykes Allen Jenkins
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    The Judge Berton Churchill
  • Profile picture of Edward Ellis
    Bomber Wells Edward Ellis

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