critiQs

Login Sign-up
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!
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.
💵 Budget: USD 195,845
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1932-11-09
⌚ Running Time: 92 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.8

Beloved Cast

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

Similar Movies

6.7
Movie Name : Raw Deal
Release Date : 🕔 1948-05-21
Average Rating: 6.7
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Joe Sullivan (O'Keefe) has taken the rap for Rick (Burr), who double-crosses him with a flawed prison escape plan and …

6.2
Movie Name : The Stone Killer
Release Date : 🕔 1973-08-08
Average Rating: 6.2
Genres:
Duration :

overview : A Los Angeles detective is sent to New York where he must solve a case involving an old Sicilian Mafia …

7.3
Movie Name : 10 Rillington Place
Release Date : 🕔 1971-02-10
Average Rating: 7.3
Genres:
Duration :

overview : The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced …

0.0
Movie Name : The Things They Carried
Release Date : 🕔
Average Rating: 0.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : The story of the young men of Alpha Company, a platoon of soldiers sent to fight on the ground during …

4.8
Movie Name : Gangs of New York
Release Date : 🕔 1938-05-23
Average Rating: 4.8
Genres:
Duration :

overview : An undercover cop infiltrates a powerful New York based crime syndicate.

6.4
Movie Name : Shockproof
Release Date : 🕔 1949-01-25
Average Rating: 6.4
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Jenny Marsh, recently released from prison for killing a man, finds herself under the watchful eye of her parole officer, …

6.4
Movie Name : The Reckoning
Release Date : 🕔 2004-02-26
Average Rating: 6.4
Genres:
Duration :

overview : In 14th Century England, this tale of murder and mystery follows a fugitive priest who falls in with a troupe …

4.4
Movie Name : Mutiny in the Big House
Release Date : 🕔 1939-10-24
Average Rating: 4.4
Genres:
Duration :

overview : A young man forges a check in order to help his mother, but is caught and sentenced to 14 years …

6.0
Movie Name : Linç
Release Date : 🕔 1970-01-01
Average Rating: 6.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : The film tells the story of a convict who fights against the injustice of prison management. Arap Kadir is new …

6.2
Movie Name : Solomon Northup's Odyssey
Release Date : 🕔 1984-12-10
Average Rating: 6.2
Genres:
Duration :

overview : This is based on a true story. Solomon Northrop is a black man in the mid 19th century before slavery …

5.8
Movie Name : 7 Days in Entebbe
Release Date : 🕔 2018-03-15
Average Rating: 5.8
Genres:
Duration :

overview : In 1976, four hijackers take over an Air France airplane en route from Tel Aviv to Paris and force it …

0.0
Movie Name : Age 13
Release Date : 🕔 1955-01-01
Average Rating: 0.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Tells the story of Andrew, a 13-year-old whose mother dies and leaves him with an indifferent step-father. Andrew, receiving only …

0.0
Movie Name : Untitled Fire of Love Narrative Adaptation
Release Date : 🕔
Average Rating: 0.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Narrative adaptation of the 2022 documentary Fire of Love.

7.8
Movie Name : Freaks
Release Date : 🕔 1932-01-01
Average Rating: 7.8
Genres:
Duration :

overview : A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is …

7.758
Movie Name : All Quiet on the Western Front
Release Date : 🕔 1930-04-29
Average Rating: 7.758
Genres:
Duration :

overview : When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the …

6.7
Movie Name : 48 Hrs.
Release Date : 🕔 1982-12-07
Average Rating: 6.7
Genres:
Duration :

overview : A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a …

7.5
Movie Name : Walk the Line
Release Date : 🕔 2005-09-13
Average Rating: 7.5
Genres:
Duration :

overview : A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his …

8.344
Movie Name : American History X
Release Date : 🕔 1998-07-01
Average Rating: 8.344
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's …

Comments (0)