I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932
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1h 32min

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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

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Un veterano de la Primera Guerra Mundial intenta volver a la vida civil. Tras quedar atrapado a regañadientes en un robo, sufre las intolerables condiciones de una pandilla sureña, luchando ... Leer todoUn veterano de la Primera Guerra Mundial intenta volver a la vida civil. Tras quedar atrapado a regañadientes en un robo, sufre las intolerables condiciones de una pandilla sureña, luchando por limpiar su nombre y demostrar su valía.Un veterano de la Primera Guerra Mundial intenta volver a la vida civil. Tras quedar atrapado a regañadientes en un robo, sufre las intolerables condiciones de una pandilla sureña, luchando por limpiar su nombre y demostrar su valía.

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Nominado a 3 premios Óscar
- 4 premios ganados y 3 nominaciones en total

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I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang

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Trivia
The film was based on the true story of Robert E. Burns. It sticks basically to the facts except for two instances: Burns actually did steal the $5.29 in order to eat, and he finally succeeded in evading the Georgia legal system with the help of three New Jersey governors. Burns actually slipped into Hollywood and worked for a few weeks on the film, but ultimately the stress and risk were too much, and he fled back to the safety of New Jersey. The book and film helped bring about the collapse of the brutal chain gang system in Georgia. Warner Bros. took a big chance on the film, as social commentary was not normally done in Hollywood pictures. However, this film was a critical and financial success and helped establish Warners as the studio with a social conscience - it also helped save the financially ailing company. Even though Georgia was never specifically named in the film, numerous lawsuits were filed against the studio, the film was banned in Georgia, and the studio's head and the film's director were told that should they ever find themselves in Georgia they would be treated to a dose of the "social evil" they so roundly denounced.

Errores
When the fugitive is getting a shave, a policeman comes in and is reading a magazine. Even though the time in the movie is 1926, the policeman is reading Liberty Magazine with a cover date of November 14, 1931.

Citas
[last lines]
Helen: How do you live?
James Allen: I steal.

Conexiones
Edited into 20,000 Cheers for the Chain Gang (1933)

Bandas sonoras
Smiles
(1917) (uncredited)
Music by Lee S. Roberts
Lyrics by J. Will Callahan
Sung by soldiers during crap game

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10/10

Still powerful

Paul Muni comes back from the war (WWI) a hero. He's offered his old job back but declines it--he wants to make it on his own. He inadvetantly gets involved in a stickup and is (unjustly) sent to a chain gang for 9 years. The prisoners there are treated horribly--beaten by sadistic guards and forced to eat wretched food. After a few months Muni has had it. He escapes, changes his name, makes a living for himself and is very successful. But his past begins to catch up on him...

A very early Warner Bros. social drama--and one of their best. It's pretty strong stuff. I remember originally seeing this on TV back in the 1970s and really being shocked by it. It's not graphic but what you hear is even worse then being shown it (the whippings in particular). It also shows a law system that doesn't give a damn about how they treat their prisoners. They should be treated like dirt--and are! The story moves quickly and Muni is just superb. This movie made him and you can see why. Also it has one of the most depressing endings I've ever seen in a motion picture. It hit me hard back in the 1970s and still works today. Muni's haunted face and the final line are harrowing. A true classic--a must-see.

Be warned--some non-cable TV prints cut out the final line!