
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
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.
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About I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
- Directors
- Mervyn LeRoy
- Cast
- Paul Muni, Glenda Farrell, Helen Vinson, Noel Francis, Preston Foster, Allen Jenkins
- Genres
- Drama
- Content rating
- NR
- Original language
- English
- Production countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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