I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG1932
I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang
Movie Rating
MOVIE RATING
Average Rating: 4.0 (out of 5) (109 votes cast)
Source of Film
SOURCE OF FILM
Burns' autobiography, first published as a magazine serial in 1932, chronicled his time spent in the Georgia penal system and his two prison escapes. He was eventually pardoned by Ellis Arnal, the governor of Georgia, in 1945.
Producer Detail
PRODUCER DETAIL
- Hal B. Wallis
- Warner Bros.
- (1931-1944)
- Hal Wallis Productions
- (1944-1975)
Director Detail
DIRECTOR DETAIL
- Mervyn Leroy
- Paramount Pictures
- (1923-1924)
- First National
- (1925-1930)
- Warner Bros.
- (1931-1937)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- (1938-1953)
- Warner Bros.
- (1954-1964)
Film Synopsis
RUNTIME & SYNOPSIS
1 hour, 32 minutes
An itinerant worker finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time and is sentenced to 10 years of hard labor.
Film Comments
FILM COMMENTS
Film Awards
FILM AWARDS
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
OSCAR NOMINEE
Outstanding Production- Warner Bros.
- Actor
- Paul Muni
- Sound Recording
- Nathan Levinson
MPAA Rating
MPAA RATING
The film is unrated.
Box Office Ranking
BOX OFFICE RANKING
- 1932 Domestic Box Office Rank: #36
- 1932 Adjusted Worldwide Box Office Rank: #6
Theatrical Revenues
GROSS
- (Adjusted Gross in $millions)
- Domestic Theatrical Release: $76
Original Film Distributor
DISTRIBUTOR
Warner Bros.Location Filming
LOCATIONS
- Bronson Canyon, Los Angeles, California
- Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California
When the film was released in November, 1932, Robert E. Burns, the author of the autobiography, was still imprisoned in the state of New Jersey awaiting extraditon proceedings back to the state of Georgia.
Public outrage generated by the film helped to lead to his release a few months later.