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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Six sticks of dynamite that blasted his way to freedom … and awoke America’s conscience!

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.

19321h 32mNRDrama

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About I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Directors
Mervyn LeRoy
Cast
Paul Muni, Glenda Farrell, Helen Vinson, Noel Francis, Preston Foster, Allen Jenkins
Genres
Drama
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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