I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Mervyn LeRoy1932-11-09
Six sticks of dynamite that blasted his way to freedom … and awoke America’s conscience!
7.8
92 min
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.
Cast
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Paul Muni | James Allen | Unowned |
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Glenda Farrell | Marie Woods | Unowned |
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Helen Vinson | Helen | Unowned |
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Noel Francis | Linda | Unowned |
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Preston Foster | Pete | Unowned |
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Allen Jenkins | Barney Sykes | Unowned |
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Berton Churchill | The Judge | Unowned |
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Edward Ellis | Bomber Wells | Unowned |
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David Landau | The Warden | Unowned |
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Hale Hamilton | Rev. Allen | Unowned |
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Sally Blane | Alice | Unowned |
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Louise Carter | Mother | Unowned |
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Everett Brown | Sebastian T. Yale - Strong Prisoner | Unowned |
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Willard Robertson | Prison Board Chairman | Unowned |
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Robert McWade | F.E. Ramsey | Unowned |
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Robert Warwick | Fuller | Unowned |
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William Le Maire | A Texan | Unowned |
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Charles Middleton | Train Conductor (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dennis O'Keefe | Café Chateau Dancer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Wallis Clark | Chicago Lawyer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Erville Alderson | Police Chief (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Irving Bacon | Bill - Barber (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Reginald Barlow | Mr. Parker (uncredited) | Unowned |
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James Bell | Red (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Frederick Burton | Southern Prison Official (uncredited) | Unowned |
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A.S. Byron | Cop in Barber Shop (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Charles McAvoy | Cop (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Eddy Chandler | Job Foreman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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G. Pat Collins | Wilson (uncredited) | Unowned |
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George Cooper | Vaudevillian (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jack Curtis | Prison Guard (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Harry Woods | Prison Guard (uncredited) | Unowned |
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John Marston | Prison Commissioner (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Douglass Dumbrille | District Attorney (uncredited) | Unowned |
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J. Frank Glendon | Arresting Officer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lee Shumway | Arresting Officer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lew Kelly | Diner Cook (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jack La Rue | Ackerman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Edward LeSaint | Chamber of Commerce Chairman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Walter Long | Blacksmith (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jack Low | Big Prisoner (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Edward McNamara | Second Warden (uncredited) | Unowned |
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William Pawley | Doggy (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Charles Sellon | Hot Dog Stand Owner (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Allen D. Sewall | Train Station Guard (uncredited) | Unowned |
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William H. Strauss | Pawnbroker (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Sheila Terry | Allen's Secretary (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Fred 'Snowflake' Toones | Marine on Ship (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jack Wise | Tailor (uncredited) | Unowned |
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John Wray | Nordine (uncredited) | Unowned |