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20,000 Cheers for the Chain Gang (1933)

20 min  -  Short | Musical | Comedy  -   12 August 1933 (USA)
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Four convicts escape from a chain gang. Shortly thereafter, changes are made at the prison, because a blue ribbon commission will be investigating conditions there... See full summary »

Director:

Roy Mack

Writers:

Cyrus Wood (story), A. Dorian Otvos (story)

Stars:

Jerry Bergen, The Rollickers and Novia
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Cast

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Jerry Bergen Jerry Bergen ...
Jerry
The Rollickers The Rollickers ...
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Novia Novia ...
Jerry's wife
The Pickens Sisters The Pickens Sisters ...
Themselves
The Vitaphone Boys and Girls The Vitaphone Boys and Girls ...
Picnickers
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Four convicts escape from a chain gang. Shortly thereafter, changes are made at the prison, because a blue ribbon commission will be investigating conditions there. The changes include steak every day for dinner and stage shows for entertainment. After reading about this, the four escapees plead with the warden to take them back in. Or was this all a dream? Written by David Glagovsky <dglagovsky@prodigy.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Prison | Chain Gang | Number In Title

Genres:

Short | Musical | Comedy

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Company Credits

Production Co:

Vitaphone Corporation, The, Warner Bros. Pictures See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Vitaphone production reels #1535-1536. See more »

Connections

Spoofs I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) See more »

Soundtracks

"Only Thirty Years More"
(uncredited)
Written by Cliff Hess
Sung during the opening credits and at the end See more »