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 »


Prison Board Chairman:
The life of a convict in a chain gang is one of hard labor. The discipline is strict but there is no brutality. The purpose of prison is not only to punish crime but to discourage it. And there is less crime in this state in proportion to her population than into 40 other states in this Union. Finally, as evidence of the chain gang's value as a character builder, I have but to present to you the very case that has been presented to us today, the case of James Allen, who entered the chain gang as a worthless tramp, and who left it to become one of a great city's most worthy and respected citizens.

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