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I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

continues the season of great Warner Brothers pictures. starring Paul Muni with Glenda Farrell
Preston Foster , Helen Vinson
Based on Robert E. Burns 's auto-biographical novel, this damning indictment of the American penal system caused a sensation when it was released in 1932 and the film remains today one of the great social dramas in the history of the cinema.
Paul Muni stars as an ex-serviceman who unwittingly becomes a party to a hold-up. Caught with five dollars in his pocket, he is sentenced to ten years' hard labour and the nightmare of the chain gang.
Screenplay by HOWARD J. GREEN and BROWN HOLMES
Directed by MERVYN LE ROY Films: page 29

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Muni
Unknown:
Glenda Farrell
Unknown:
Preston Foster
Unknown:
Helen Vinson
Unknown:
Robert E. Burns
Unknown:
Paul Muni
Unknown:
Howard J. Green
Unknown:
Brown Holmes
Directed By:
Mervyn Le Roy
James Allen:
Paul Muni
Marie:
Glenda Farrell
Helen:
Helen Vinson
Linda:
Noel Francis
Peter:
Preston Foster
Barney Sykes:
Allen Jenkins
Judge:
Berton Churchill
Bomber Wells:
Edward Ellis
Warden:
David London
The Rev Allen:
Hale Hamilton
Alice:
Sally Blane
Mother:
Louise Carter
Source: Radio Times

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