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I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
United States, 1932
Drama, Crime, Film noir
  • 9393 minutes

Synopsis

World War 1 veteran and aspiring engineer James Allen tries to re-enter civilian life. After being unwillingly caught up in a robbery and wrongly convicted, he suffers the intolerable conditions of a southern chain gang, and struggles to clear his name and prove his worth.

Synopsis

World War 1 veteran and aspiring engineer James Allen tries to re-enter civilian life. After being unwillingly caught up in a robbery and wrongly convicted, he suffers the intolerable conditions of a southern chain gang, and struggles to clear his name and prove his worth.