Movie

I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang

Name: I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang
Genre: Drama
Released: 1932
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Paul Muni, Glenda Farrell, Helen Vinson, Preston Foster, Edward Ellis

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8.2616average critics score, out of 1019321h 33m

Drama

Jaded World War I veteran James Allen (Paul Muni) dreams of creating a new life, but those dreams are shattered when he is implicated in a robbery and sentenced to 10 years on a chain gang. The brutal prison conditions compel James to break out and flee to Chicago, where he assumes a new identity and, over time, becomes a successful businessman. His freedom and happiness are threatened, however, when his scheming landlady (Glenda Farrell) discovers his secret and threatens to blackmail him.