I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

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

1932 en 92 minutes

Rating: 7.775

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.

Trailer

Cast

Paul Muni

Paul Muni

James Allen

Glenda Farrell

Glenda Farrell

Marie Woods

Helen Vinson

Helen Vinson

Helen

Noel Francis

Noel Francis

Linda

Preston Foster

Preston Foster

Pete

Allen Jenkins

Allen Jenkins

Barney Sykes

Berton Churchill

Berton Churchill

The Judge

Edward Ellis

Edward Ellis

Bomber Wells

David Landau

David Landau

The Warden

Hale Hamilton

Hale Hamilton

Rev. Allen

Sally Blane

Sally Blane

Alice

Louise Carter

Louise Carter

Mother

Everett Brown

Everett Brown

Sebastian T. Yale - Strong Prisoner

Willard Robertson

Willard Robertson

Prison Board Chairman

Robert McWade

Robert McWade

F.E. Ramsey

Robert Warwick

Robert Warwick

Fuller

William Le Maire

William Le Maire

A Texan

Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

Train Conductor (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe

Dennis O'Keefe

Café Chateau Dancer (uncredited)

Wallis Clark

Wallis Clark

Chicago Lawyer (uncredited)

Erville Alderson

Erville Alderson

Police Chief (uncredited)

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Bill - Barber (uncredited)

Reginald Barlow

Reginald Barlow

Mr. Parker (uncredited)

James Bell

James Bell

Red (uncredited)

Frederick Burton

Frederick Burton

Southern Prison Official (uncredited)

A.S. Byron

A.S. Byron

Cop in Barber Shop (uncredited)

Charles McAvoy

Charles McAvoy

Cop (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler

Eddy Chandler

Job Foreman (uncredited)

G. Pat Collins

G. Pat Collins

Wilson (uncredited)

George Cooper

George Cooper

Vaudevillian (uncredited)

Jack Curtis

Jack Curtis

Prison Guard (uncredited)

Harry Woods

Harry Woods

Prison Guard (uncredited)

John Marston

John Marston

Prison Commissioner (uncredited)

Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

District Attorney (uncredited)

J. Frank Glendon

J. Frank Glendon

Arresting Officer (uncredited)

Lee Shumway

Lee Shumway

Arresting Officer (uncredited)

Lew Kelly

Lew Kelly

Diner Cook (uncredited)

Jack La Rue

Jack La Rue

Ackerman (uncredited)

Edward LeSaint

Edward LeSaint

Chamber of Commerce Chairman (uncredited)

Walter Long

Walter Long

Blacksmith (uncredited)

Jack Low

Jack Low

Big Prisoner (uncredited)

Edward McNamara

Edward McNamara

Second Warden (uncredited)

William Pawley

William Pawley

Doggy (uncredited)

Charles Sellon

Charles Sellon

Hot Dog Stand Owner (uncredited)

Allen D. Sewall

Allen D. Sewall

Train Station Guard (uncredited)

William H. Strauss

William H. Strauss

Pawnbroker (uncredited)

Sheila Terry

Sheila Terry

Allen's Secretary (uncredited)

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Marine on Ship (uncredited)

Jack Wise

Jack Wise

Tailor (uncredited)

John Wray

John Wray

Nordine (uncredited)

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