Paul Muni plays a prisoner working on the chain gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang is a 1932 movie in which Paul Muni stars as a wrongly accused escapee from a brutal chain gang. The film was written by Howard J. Green and Brown Holmes, from Robert E. Burns's autobiography I Am a Fugitive from the Georgia Chain Gang . It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy, who also directed Little Caesar, another film of the Pre-Code era. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture; the film was controversial on its release (it was banned in Georgia) and eventually led to the elimination of forced labor in the penal system in the United States. The film has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. Mervyn LeRoy (October 15, 1900 - September 13, 1987) was an American film director, producer and sometime actor. ... Hal B. Wallis (September 14, 1898 – October 5, 1986) was an American motion picture producer. ... Paul Muni photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1932 Paul Muni (September 22, 1895 – August 25, 1967) was a versatile actor from the Golden Age of Hollywood, nominated for five Academy Awards. ... Glenda Farrell (June 30, 1904 – May 1, 1971) was an American film actress. ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) is a leap year starting on Friday. ... I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... Paul Muni photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1932 Paul Muni (September 22, 1895 – August 25, 1967) was a versatile actor from the Golden Age of Hollywood, nominated for five Academy Awards. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) is a leap year starting on Friday. ... Paul Muni photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1932 Paul Muni (September 22, 1895 – August 25, 1967) was a versatile actor from the Golden Age of Hollywood, nominated for five Academy Awards. ... Mervyn LeRoy (October 15, 1900 - September 13, 1987) was an American film director, producer and sometime actor. ... Little Caesar is a 1931 crime film made during the Pre-Code era which tells the story of a man who works his way up the ranks of the mob until he reaches its upper heights. ... Clara Bow on the cover of Sin in Soft Focus, a book by Mark A. Vieira about pre-Code Hollywood. ... The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ... The National Film Registry is the registry of films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress. ...

However, it is a fallacy that this film caused Southern penal reforms, which were more accurately motivated by economic factors.

External links

• I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang at The Internet Movie Database