---
title: 'I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mervyn LeRoy'
released: '1932-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 93
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/i-am-a-fugitive-from-a-chain-gang-1932'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023042/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

1932 · 93 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang is a 1932 American pre-Code crime tragedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Paul Muni as a convicted man on a chain gang who escapes to Chicago. It was released on November 10, 1932. The film received critical acclaim and was nominated for three Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actor for Muni.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mervyn LeRoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/mervyn-leroy)
- **Screenplay:** [Howard J. Green](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-j-green)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bernhard Kaun](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernhard-kaun)
- **Producer:** [Hal B. Wallis](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-b-wallis)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sol Polito](https://cinepixo.com/people/sol-polito)
- **Editor:** [William Holmes](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-holmes)

## Cast

- [Paul Muni](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-muni)
- [Preston Foster](https://cinepixo.com/people/preston-foster)
- [Glenda Farrell](https://cinepixo.com/people/glenda-farrell)
- [Edward Ellis](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-ellis)
- [Douglass Dumbrille](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglass-dumbrille)
- [George Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-cooper)
- [Robert Warwick](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-warwick)
- [Charles Middleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-middleton)
- [Everett Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/everett-brown)
- [Jack La Rue](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-la-rue)
- [Allen Jenkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/allen-jenkins)
- [Hale Hamilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/hale-hamilton)
- [Harry Woods](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-woods)
- [Helen Vinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-vinson)
- [John Wray](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-wray)

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