Fresh
Based on a true story, its style is simple, direct, forceful -- even after more than six decades.
Don Druker, Chicago Reader
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Six sticks of dynamite that blasted his way to freedom … and awoke America’s conscience!
1932 · 1h 32m · NOT RATED
Crime, Drama
Directed by
Mervyn LeRoy
Overview
A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when he’s falsely convicted of a crime and sent to work on a chain gang.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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Tomatometer
Fresh
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang is a picture with guts. It grips with its stark realism and packs lots of punch.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
Muni gives a brilliant performance as a regular guy wrongly convicted of murder and subjected to the hardships and beatings of a dehumanising chain gang regime.
Time Out
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