I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
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| Warner Bros. | Release Date: November 19, 1932 |
Summary:
A World War I veteran and aspiring engineer tries to re-enter civilian life. After being unwillingly caught up in a robbery, he suffers the intolerable conditions of a Southern chain gang, struggling to clear his name and prove his worth.
Genre(s):
Drama, Crime, Film-Noir
Runtime:
92 min
A stinging indictment of official injustice, done with muck-raking urgency and timeless compassion, adapted from Robert E. Burns' autobiographical novel (set in Georgia). With Paul Muni, superb as the fugitive. [25 Jul 1997, p.J]
There's still incredible power to this real-life story of a decent man tricked into assisting a crime, sentenced to hard labor on a Southern chain gang, and betrayed into further misery after he escapes and rehabilitates himself. Paul Muni is superb as the tortured hero. [18 Feb 1994, p.14]
With masterly directing by Mervyn LeRoy of "Little Caesar" fame, the film sparked protests against prisoner abuse and actually led to changes in the penal code. [15 May 2005, p.E10]
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