I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

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

Duration: 92 min
Release date: 1932-11-09
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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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Paul Muni
Paul Muni
as James Allen
Glenda Farrell
Glenda Farrell
as Marie Woods
Helen Vinson
Helen Vinson
as Helen
Noel Francis
Noel Francis
as Linda
Preston Foster
Preston Foster
as Pete
Allen Jenkins
Allen Jenkins
as Barney Sykes
Berton Churchill
Berton Churchill
as The Judge
Edward Ellis
Edward Ellis
as Bomber Wells
David Landau
David Landau
as The Warden
Hale Hamilton
Hale Hamilton
as Rev. Allen
Sally Blane
Sally Blane
as Alice
Louise Carter
Louise Carter
as Mother
Everett Brown
Everett Brown
as Sebastian T. Yale - Strong Prisoner
Willard Robertson
Willard Robertson
as Prison Board Chairman
Robert McWade
Robert McWade
as F.E. Ramsey
Robert Warwick
Robert Warwick
as Fuller
William Le Maire
William Le Maire
as A Texan
Charles Middleton
Charles Middleton
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
Dennis O'Keefe
as Café Chateau Dancer (uncredited)
Wallis Clark
Wallis Clark
as Chicago Lawyer (uncredited)
Erville Alderson
Erville Alderson
as Police Chief (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon
as Bill - Barber (uncredited)
Reginald Barlow
Reginald Barlow
as Mr. Parker (uncredited)
James Bell
James Bell
as Red (uncredited)
Frederick Burton
Frederick Burton
as Southern Prison Official (uncredited)
A.S. Byron
A.S. Byron
as Cop in Barber Shop (uncredited)
Charles McAvoy
Charles McAvoy
as Cop (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Eddy Chandler
as Job Foreman (uncredited)
G. Pat Collins
G. Pat Collins
as Wilson (uncredited)
George Cooper
George Cooper
as Vaudevillian (uncredited)
Jack Curtis
Jack Curtis
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Harry Woods
Harry Woods
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
John Marston
John Marston
as Prison Commissioner (uncredited)
Douglass Dumbrille
Douglass Dumbrille
as District Attorney (uncredited)
J. Frank Glendon
J. Frank Glendon
as Arresting Officer (uncredited)
Lee Shumway
Lee Shumway
as Arresting Officer (uncredited)
Lew Kelly
Lew Kelly
as Diner Cook (uncredited)
Jack La Rue
Jack La Rue
as Ackerman (uncredited)
Edward LeSaint
Edward LeSaint
as Chamber of Commerce Chairman (uncredited)
Walter Long
Walter Long
as Blacksmith (uncredited)
Jack Low
Jack Low
as Big Prisoner (uncredited)
Edward McNamara
Edward McNamara
as Second Warden (uncredited)
William Pawley
William Pawley
as Doggy (uncredited)
Charles Sellon
Charles Sellon
as Hot Dog Stand Owner (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall
Allen D. Sewall
as Train Station Guard (uncredited)
William H. Strauss
William H. Strauss
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Sheila Terry
Sheila Terry
as Allen's Secretary (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
as Marine on Ship (uncredited)
Jack Wise
Jack Wise
as Tailor (uncredited)
John Wray
John Wray
as Nordine (uncredited)
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