Having returned from fighting in World War I, James Allen doesn't want to settle into a humdrum life and decides to set off to find his fortune. He travels the length and breadth of America, working as a skilled tradesman in the construction industry. When times get tough however, he finds himself living in a shelter where an acquaintance suggests they go out for a hamburger. What the friend really has in mind is to rob the diner and Allen soon finds himself working on a chai... (Full plot summary below)
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Having returned from fighting in World War I, James Allen doesn't want to settle into a humdrum life and decides to set off to find his fortune. He travels the length and breadth of America, working as a skilled tradesman in the construction industry. When times get tough however, he finds himself living in a shelter where an acquaintance suggests they go out for a hamburger. What the friend really has in mind is to rob the diner and Allen soon finds himself working on a chain gang with a long jail sentence. Allen manages to escape however and heads to Chicago where over several years he slowly but surely works his way up the ladder to become one of the most respected construction engineers in the city. His past catches up with him and despite protestations from civic leaders and his many friends in Chicago, he finds himself again on the chain gang. Escaping for a second time, he accepts that to survive, he must lead a life of crime.
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| Bright Lights Film JournalMatthew SorrentoThe film suggests the denial of the common worker, whose service to industry is only as worthy as his social status. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankePowerful social commentary and brilliant filmmaking. |
| Goatdog's MoviesMichael W. Phillips, Jr.[A] difficult and heart-wrenching story of justice perverted. |
| Empire MagazineKim NewmanSuprisingly no-holds-barred portrait of institutional bullying for such an early film. |
| Tim Dirks' The Greatest FilmsTim DirksI Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang (1932) is a gritty, uncompromising, critical look at the treatment of criminals in a southern state's prison system |
| Filmcritic.comDon Willmotta dark and thrilling story that's all the more gripping because it's based on a true story |
| VarietyVariety StaffI Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang is a picture with guts. It grips with its stark realism and packs lots of punch. |
| Antagony & EcstasyTim BraytonA moody, nasty-minded crime movie full of rage and anchored by some deep, moody visuals. |
| Slant MagazineJeremiah KippThe prison scenes are blatantly manipulative-and effective-but Fugitive really takes off during an intense escape sequence. |
| Chicago ReaderDon DrukerBased on a true story, its style is simple, direct, forceful -- even after more than six decades. |
