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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
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Wrongly convicted James Allen serves in the intolerable conditions of a southern chain gang, which later comes back to haunt him. Director:Mervyn LeRoy |
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Nominated for 3 Oscars.
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Marie
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Allen Jenkins | ... |
Barney Sykes
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Berton Churchill | ... |
The Judge
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Edward Ellis | ... |
Bomber Wells
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David Landau | ... |
The Warden
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Hale Hamilton | ... |
Rev. Allen
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Sally Blane | ... |
Alice
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Louise Carter | ... |
Mother
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Willard Robertson | ... |
Prison Board Chairman
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Robert McWade | ... |
Ramsey
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Robert Warwick | ... |
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Storyline
Having returned from fighting in World War I, James Allen doesn't want to settle into a humdrum life and decides to set off to find his fortune. He travels the length and breadth of America, working as a skilled tradesman in the construction industry. When times get tough however, he finds himself living in a shelter where an acquaintance suggests they go out for a hamburger. What the friend really has in mind is to rob the diner and Allen soon finds himself working on a chain gang with a long jail sentence. Allen manages to escape however and heads to Chicago where over several years he slowly but surely works his way up the ladder to become one of the most respected construction engineers in the city. His past catches up with him and despite protestations from civic leaders and his many friends in Chicago, he finds himself again on the chain gang. Escaping for a second time, he accepts that to survive, he must lead a life of crime. Written by garykmcd
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
I Am a Fugitive See more »Filming Locations:
Bronson Caves, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$195,845 (estimated)Company Credits
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
(Turner library print)Sound Mix:
Mono (original release)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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James Allen: What would I say to a hamburger? Boy. I'd take Mr. Hamburger by the hand and say, "Pal, I haven't seen you for a long, long time."
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(1932) (uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
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Many cast members in studio records/casting call lists for this movie were not seen in the final print and some of their character names were played by other actors. These were (with their character names): Oscar Apfel (Chairman of Chamber of Commerce), Edward Arnold (Lawyer), Sam Baker (Sebastian T. Yale), Spencer Charters (C.K. Hobb), C. Henry Gordon (District Attorney), Harry Holman (Sheriff of Monroe), William Janney (Sheriff's Son), Roscoe Karns (Steve), Dewey Robinson (Blacksmith), Russell Simpson (Sheriff) and Morgan Wallace (Ramsey). See more »Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): After James Allen's second escape from the chain gang, the last newspaper article shown states that he escaped "A little more than a year ago...". In the (final) scene that follows, Helen says to him, "It's been almost a year since you escaped." See more »Quotes
Pete: I'm hungry. What would you say to a hamburger?James Allen: What would I say to a hamburger? Boy. I'd take Mr. Hamburger by the hand and say, "Pal, I haven't seen you for a long, long time."
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Soundtracks
"Someone to Care For"(1932) (uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
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