I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang1932

Director: Mervyn LeRoy, Roy Mack
Stars: Paul Muni, Glenda Farrell, Helen Vinson, Noel Francis, Preston Foster
Genre: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Runtime: 92 minutes

Otto Preminger expanded his vision in the 1960s with a whole series of ambitious, expansive dramas with huge casts and big themes. Advise and Consent (1962), an examination of deal making, party politics, and congressional diplomacy in Washington's … more »



James Allen:
It's not the kind of work I want to do...It's too monotonous...No one seems to realize that I've changed, that I'm different now. I've been through hell. Folks here are concerned with my uniform, how I dance. I'm out of step with everybody. I was hoping to come home and start a new life - to be free, and again, I find myself under orders, a drab routine, cramped, mechanically even worse than the Army. And you, all of you, trying your darndest to map out my future, to harness me and lead me around to do what you think is best for me. Doesn't it occur to you that I've grown? That I've learned that life is more important than a medal on my chest or a stupid, insignificant job.

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