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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Wrongly convicted James Allen serves in the intolerable conditions of a southern chain gang, which later comes back to haunt him.

Director

Mervyn LeRoy

Year

Genre

crime, drama, film-noir

Box Office

N/A

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures,The Vitaphone Corporation

Awards

Nominated for 3 Oscars. 3 wins & 3 nominations total

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James Allen

Marie Woods

Helen

Linda

Pete

Barney Sykes

The Judge

Berton Churchill

Bomber Wells

The Warden

Rev. Robert Allen

Alice

James Allen's Mother

Prison Board Chairman

Willard Robertson

F.E. Ramsey

Fuller

A Texan

William Le Maire

Police Chief

Erville Alderson

Bill - Barber

Mr. Parker

Reginald Barlow

Red

Sebastian T. Yale

Southern Prison Official

Frederick Burton

Cop in Barber Shop

A.S. 'Pop' Byron

Job Foreman

Chicago Lawyer

Wilson

Vaudevillian

Prison Guard

District Attorney

Douglass Dumbrille

Arresting Officer

J. Frank Glendon

Diner Cook

Ackerman

Chamber of Commerce Chairman

Blacksmith

Big Prisoner

Prison Commissioner

Cop

Second Warden

Edward McNamara

Train Conductor

Charles Middleton

Café Chateau Dancer

Doggy

Hot Dog Stand Owner

Train Station Guard

Allen D. Sewall

Arresting Officer

Pawnbroker

William H. Strauss

Allen's Secretary

Marine on Ship

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Tailor

Prison Guard

Nordine

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Helen James Allen Pete Marie Woods Vaudevillian Nordine Bomber Wells Fuller Bill - Barber Barney Sykes

Do you think he'll be wearing his medal? - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Do you think he'll be wearing his medal?

We've moved things around quite a bit. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

We've moved things around quite a bit.

Better get busy
and file those bills of lading. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Better get busy and file those bills of lading.

It might do some good
if you had another talk with Jim. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

It might do some good if you had another talk with Jim.

No one seems to realize that I've changed - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

No one seems to realize that I've changed

You're a peach Mom - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

You're a peach Mom

Hey, Allen! Allen! - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Hey, Allen! Allen!

- Well?
- Bad news for you. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

- Well? - Bad news for you.

- You the boss here?
- Yep. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

- You the boss here? - Yep.

- You're new here, ain't you, buddy?
- Yeah. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

- You're new here, ain't you, buddy? - Yeah.

What can I do for you? - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

What can I do for you?

How much can you give me for this Belgian Croix de Guerre - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

How much can you give me for this Belgian Croix de Guerre

Been on the road - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Been on the road

What would I say to a hamburger - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

What would I say to a hamburger

How about giving
me and my friend a handout? - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

How about giving me and my friend a handout?

What do I owe you? - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

What do I owe you?

Business is pretty good? - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Business is pretty good?

How much is it? - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

How much is it?

And don't start yelling for the cops. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

And don't start yelling for the cops.

Put them up. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I see no reason for leniency since
the money was found on your person. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I see no reason for leniency since the money was found on yo...

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6... - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6...

That'll learn you to sit up
and hold on to this. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

That'll learn you to sit up and hold on to this.

All right, you guys, get going there.
Get those shoes on and get up. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

All right, you guys, get going there. Get those shoes on and...

Come on, hurry it up. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Come on, hurry it up.

Grease fried dough pig fat and sorghum - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Grease fried dough pig fat and sorghum

How can anybody eat a mess like this? - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

How can anybody eat a mess like this?

Come on, move on! - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Come on, move on!

Put them up. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

What are you taking the rap for - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

What are you taking the rap for

All right, let's go. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

All right, let's go.

Hey, you, get to work. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Hey, you, get to work.

What's the idea? - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

What's the idea?

He never misses. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

He never misses.

Come on, get up, quit your stalling. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Come on, get up, quit your stalling.

Come on, get to work there. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Come on, get to work there.

Six. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

So this is the washroom? - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

So this is the washroom?

All right, boys, show me the men
that didn't give us a good day's work. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

All right, boys, show me the men that didn't give us a ...

Ackerman hasn't been
on the job today, Warden. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Ackerman hasn't been on the job today, Warden.

This guy, Red,
tried to pull a faint on us today. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

This guy, Red, tried to pull a faint on us today.

You're next. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Well, Barney's gone. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Well, Barney's gone.

You can't count those away. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

You can't count those away.

Well, there's just two ways
to get out of here. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Well, there's just two ways to get out of here.

There's just two ways to get out of here - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

There's just two ways to get out of here

Doesn't a man ever break loose? - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Doesn't a man ever break loose?

It's been done... - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

It's been done...

Hold still. If I hurt your leg,
your foot will drop off with the shackle. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Hold still. If I hurt your leg, your foot will drop off with...

The army changes a fellow - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

The army changes a fellow

What do you think? - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

What do you think?

Hey, boss, we need some more help here. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Hey, boss, we need some more help here.

Bring those dogs over here!
He won't get far. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Bring those dogs over here! He won't get far.

Where do you suppose he's gone? - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Where do you suppose he's gone?

- Now show me something in a cheap hat.
- Yes, sir. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

- Now show me something in a cheap hat. - Yes, sir.

Hope it's hot enough for you. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Hope it's hot enough for you.

Thanks Come in again - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Thanks Come in again

This is Jim Allen, a pal of mine
from the chain gang. He's just escaped. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

This is Jim Allen, a pal of mine from the chain gang. He...

You've got plenty of what it takes
to pull an escape from that place. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

You've got plenty of what it takes to pull an escape fr...

If there's anything I can do to help you,
just say the word. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

If there's anything I can do to help you, just say the ...

Thanks. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

- How about a drink?
- No. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

- How about a drink? - No.

Here's to you. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I know what you're thinking. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I know what you're thinking.

- You want everything on this one, too?
- Yeah, same as the first one. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

- You want everything on this one, too? - Yeah, same as the ...

Well, look who's here.
Chief of police, in all his glory. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Well, look who's here. Chief of police, in all his glor...

Did I get your ticket? - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Did I get your ticket?

I guess we can use you. What's the name? - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I guess we can use you. What's the name?

Say, James... - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I'm willing to let it go for 20 - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I'm willing to let it go for 20

- Hello, honey.
- Hello. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

- Hello, honey. - Hello.

I don't think you like me anymore - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I don't think you like me anymore

You've grown tired of me - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

You've grown tired of me

I appreciate all you've done for me - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I appreciate all you've done for me

Of course when a fellow wants to ditch a girl he'll do most anything - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Of course when a fellow wants to ditch a girl he'll do...

- You wouldn't...
- I wouldn't tell... - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

- You wouldn't... - I wouldn't tell...

All work and no play - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

All work and no play

When they want to get away from things - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

When they want to get away from things

Do you mind if we stay here awhile - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Do you mind if we stay here awhile

You're a strange moody person - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

You're a strange moody person

If you get a divorce - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

If you get a divorce

We'll only take a minute of your time,
Mr. James. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

We'll only take a minute of your time, Mr. James.

I'm sorry. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

- And we can quote you literally?
- Certainly. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

- And we can quote you literally? - Certainly.

The case of James Allen. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

The case of James Allen.

I'll be a model prisoner - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I'll be a model prisoner

Finally, not only has James Allen
been a model prisoner... - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Finally, not only has James Allen been a model prisoner...

We've just had a final report
on your new hearing. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

We've just had a final report on your new hearing.

- Driver!
- What's on your mind? - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

- Driver! - What's on your mind?

Throw that box out. - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Throw that box out.

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang poster

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Wrongly convicted James Allen serves in the intolerable conditions of a southern chain gang, which later comes back to haunt him.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Mervyn LeRoy

Writer: Robert E. Burns, Howard J. Green, Brown Holmes

Production: Warner Bros. Pictures,The Vitaphone Corporation

Genre: crime, drama, film-noir

Year: 1932

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 8.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 19 Nov 1932

Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. 3 wins & 3 nominations total

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