I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
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1932
1h 32m
7.8(219 votes)
Drama
Crime

Overview

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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Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation

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Cast & Crew

50 members
Acting

Paul Muni

James Allen

Paul Muni
Acting

Glenda Farrell

Marie Woods

Glenda Farrell
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Helen Vinson

Helen

Helen Vinson
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Noel Francis

Linda

Noel Francis
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Preston Foster

Pete

Preston Foster
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Allen Jenkins

Barney Sykes

Allen Jenkins
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Berton Churchill

The Judge

Berton Churchill
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Edward Ellis

Bomber Wells

Edward Ellis
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David Landau

The Warden

David Landau
Acting

Hale Hamilton

Rev. Allen

Hale Hamilton
Acting

Sally Blane

Alice

Sally Blane
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Louise Carter

Mother

Louise Carter
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Everett Brown

Sebastian T. Yale - Strong Prisoner

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Willard Robertson

Prison Board Chairman

Willard Robertson
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Robert McWade

F.E. Ramsey

Robert McWade
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Robert Warwick

Fuller

Robert Warwick
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William Le Maire

A Texan

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Charles Middleton

Train Conductor (uncredited)

Charles Middleton
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Dennis O'Keefe

Café Chateau Dancer (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe
Acting

Wallis Clark

Chicago Lawyer (uncredited)

Wallis Clark
Acting

Erville Alderson

Police Chief (uncredited)

Erville Alderson
Acting

Irving Bacon

Bill - Barber (uncredited)

Irving Bacon
Acting

Reginald Barlow

Mr. Parker (uncredited)

Reginald Barlow
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James Bell

Red (uncredited)

James Bell
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Frederick Burton

Southern Prison Official (uncredited)

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A.S. Byron

Cop in Barber Shop (uncredited)

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Charles McAvoy

Cop (uncredited)

Charles McAvoy
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Eddy Chandler

Job Foreman (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler
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G. Pat Collins

Wilson (uncredited)

G. Pat Collins
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George Cooper

Vaudevillian (uncredited)

George Cooper
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Jack Curtis

Prison Guard (uncredited)

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Harry Woods

Prison Guard (uncredited)

Harry Woods
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John Marston

Prison Commissioner (uncredited)

John Marston
Acting

Douglass Dumbrille

District Attorney (uncredited)

Douglass Dumbrille
Acting

J. Frank Glendon

Arresting Officer (uncredited)

J. Frank Glendon
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Lee Shumway

Arresting Officer (uncredited)

Lee Shumway
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Lew Kelly

Diner Cook (uncredited)

Lew Kelly
Acting

Jack La Rue

Ackerman (uncredited)

Jack La Rue
Acting

Edward LeSaint

Chamber of Commerce Chairman (uncredited)

Edward LeSaint
Acting

Walter Long

Blacksmith (uncredited)

Walter Long
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Jack Low

Big Prisoner (uncredited)

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Edward McNamara

Second Warden (uncredited)

Edward McNamara
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William Pawley

Doggy (uncredited)

William Pawley
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Charles Sellon

Hot Dog Stand Owner (uncredited)

Charles Sellon
Acting

Allen D. Sewall

Train Station Guard (uncredited)

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William H. Strauss

Pawnbroker (uncredited)

William H. Strauss
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Sheila Terry

Allen's Secretary (uncredited)

Sheila Terry
Acting

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Marine on Ship (uncredited)

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Acting

Jack Wise

Tailor (uncredited)

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John Wray

Nordine (uncredited)

John Wray

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