I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang
Warner Bros. (1932)
Crime, Drama
In Collection
#6429
0*
Seen ItYes
012569701021
IMDB   8.0
1 hr 32 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Glenda Farrell Marie
Preston Foster Pete
Paul Muni James Allen
Helen Vinson Helen
Noel Francis Linda
Allen Jenkins Barney Sykes
Berton Churchill The Judge
Edward Ellis Bomber Wells
David Landau The Warden
Hale Hamilton Rev. Allen
Jerry Bergen
Novia
The Pickens Sisters
Patti Pickens
Helen Pickens
Erville Alderson Police chief
Edward Arnold Lawyer
Lionel Atwill Offscreen Narrator of Trailer
Irving Bacon Barber Bill
Sally Blane Alice
Louise Carter Mother
Willard Robertson Prison Board Chairman
Robert McWade Attorney F.E. Ramsey
Robert Warwick Fuller
Director
Mervyn LeRoy
Roy Mack
Producer Hal B. Wallis
Writer Robert E. Burns
Howard J. Green
Sheridan Gibney
Cinematography Sol Polito


World War I is over. Johnny has come marching home. But there's little fanfare and no meaningful work for one war vet. There's only the desperate life of an unjustly convicted fugitive. Twice he is sentenced to a chain gang. Twice he escapes. They can put his hands and feet in irons, but not his will to be free.

Paul Muni gives a jolting, lived-in performance in this powerhouse classic directed by Mervyn LeRoy (Little Caesar) and based on autobiographical writings by chain-gang escapee Robert E. Burns. Like many '30's crime sagas, this one thrills with brisk and gritty realities. Yet it also stands apart as a film that made a difference. It ignited protests that led to vital penal reforms. And Burns himself received a commuted sentenced. He would be a fugitive no more.

Edition Details
Distributor Warner Home Video
Release Date 5/10/2005
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Standard 1.33:1 B&W
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Commentary by Film Historian Richard B. Jewell
Vintage Musical Short 20,000 Cheers For The Chain Gang
Theatrical Trailer