I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

About I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

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.

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) is a drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy. Its themes are blackmail, pre-code, fugitive, and war veteran.

Paul Muni appears as James Allen, Glenda Farrell as Marie Woods, Helen Vinson as Helen, and Noel Francis as Linda. At 92 minutes long, it arrived in November 1932.

The screenplay is by Brown Holmes and Howard J. Green. It is adapted from real events.

Les Misérables, Midnight Express, and U.S. Marshals make useful companions to I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, all filed under prison brutality and prison life. TMDB voters put it at 7.8 out of 10 across 234 votes and it carries a NR rating.