I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

7.8IMDb Score
Released:1932-11-09
Genre:Drama, Crime
Duration:92 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Mervyn LeRoy
Actors:Paul Muni, Glenda Farrell, Helen Vinson, Noel Francis, Preston Foster
Production:Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation

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.

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