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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang(1932)
Status: Released
Date: 1932-11-09
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213 Votes
Time: 1h 32m
Six sticks of dynamite that blasted his way to freedom … and awoke America’s conscience!
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $195,845.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Top 10 Billed Cast
Paul Muni
James Allen
Glenda Farrell
Marie Woods
Helen Vinson
Helen
Noel Francis
Linda
Preston Foster
Pete
Allen Jenkins
Barney Sykes
Berton Churchill
The Judge
Edward Ellis
Bomber Wells
David Landau
The Warden
Hale Hamilton
Rev. Allen
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