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Hell's Highway ()

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Chain gang prisoners forced to construct a "liberty highway" for their overseer chasten under his brutal stewardship, causing Duke Ellis to mastermind a mass riot.
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Duke Ellis
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Mary Ellen
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Johnny Ellis
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'Blacksnake' Skinner
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William Billings
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F. E. Whiteside
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Carter
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'Pop-Eye' Jackson
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Matthew the Hermit
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Rascal
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Mrs. Ellis
Sandy Roth ...
Blind Maxie
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Society Red
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Rascal's Sweetheart at Visitor's Center (uncredited)
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Hunt Club Manager on Telephone (uncredited)
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Singer in Etude Ethiopian Chorus (uncredited)
The Etude Ethiopian Chorus ...
Singers of the Spirituals (uncredited)
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Turkey Neck Burgess - the Cook (uncredited)
Joe Hermano ...
Deaf Convict (uncredited)
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Sheriff (uncredited)
John Lester Johnson ...
Blubber Mouth (uncredited)
Jed Kiley ...
Romeo Schultz (uncredited)
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Convict (uncredited)
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Doctor (uncredited)
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Spike (uncredited)
Harry Smith ...
Buzzard (uncredited)
Bert Starkey ...
Hype (uncredited)

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Rowland Brown
John Cromwell ... (uncredited)

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Samuel Ornitz ... (by) and
Robert Tasker ... (by) and
Rowland Brown ... (by)

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David O. Selznick ... executive producer

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Clarence Muse ... (uncredited)

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Edward Cronjager ... (photography)

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William Hamilton ... film editor

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Fred Schuessler ... (uncredited)

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Carroll Clark

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James H. Anderson ... assistant director (uncredited)

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John E. Tribby ... recordist (as John Tribby)

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James Daly ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Fred Hendrickson ... still photographer (uncredited)
Harold E. Wellman ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Harry J. Wild ... camera operator (uncredited)

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Robert Mayo ... casting assistant (uncredited)

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Max Steiner ... music director / composer: stock music (uncredited)

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John Cromwell ... fill-in director (uncredited)
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Taglines A Drama of the Doomed! (original print ad) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Liberty Road (United States)
  • Chain Gang (United States)
  • Au seuil de l'enfer (France)
  • La carretera del infierno (Spain)
  • Gloria y hambre (Spain)
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Trivia RKO executives were concerned about a possible plagiarism suit by the author of the book and the movie version I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) in production at Warner Bros. at the time. Some deletions and changes were made until they were satisfied that no legal action would be taken. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995). See more »
Quotes Duke Ellis: [Chatting with a convicted bigamist] How many women did you really marry?
Matthew the Hermit: How many banks did you really rob?
Duke Ellis: Never more than one at the same time.
Matthew the Hermit: It takes nerves of steel to rob a bank.
Duke Ellis: It takes a lot of backbone to keep three wives happy.
Matthew the Hermit: Yea, Brother!
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