I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang information

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mervyn LeRoy
Screenplay by	Howard J. Green; Brown Holmes
Based on	I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang!; by Robert E. Burns
Produced by	Hal B. Wallis
Starring	Paul Muni; Glenda Farrell; Helen Vinson; Noel Francis
Cinematography	Sol Polito
Edited by	William Holmes
Music by	Bernhard Kaun
Production; company	The Vitaphone Corporation
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	November 10, 1932;
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$228,000
Box office	$1,599,000

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang is a 1932 American pre-Code crime-drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Paul Muni as a wrongfully 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.

The film was written by Howard J. Green and Brown Holmes from Robert Elliott Burns's 1932 autobiography of a similar name I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang! originally serialized in the True Detective magazine.^[3] The true life story was later the basis for the television movie The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987) starring Val Kilmer.^[4]

In 1991, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".^[5]^[6]

^ "Screen Notes". New York Times. November 10, 1932.
^ ^a ^b Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 13 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
^ Marr, John. "True Detective, R.I.P." Stim.com. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
^ McGee, Scott (2014). "I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang". Turner Classic Movies. Turner Entertainment Networks, Inc. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
^ Kehr, Dave (September 26, 1991). "U.S. FILM REGISTRY ADDS 25 'SIGNIFICANT' MOVIES". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved November 16, 2020.

[1] "Screen Notes". New York Times. November 10, 1932.

[warners-2] Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 13 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551

[3] Marr, John. "True Detective, R.I.P." Stim.com. Retrieved January 26, 2016.

[tcm.com-4] McGee, Scott (2014). "I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang". Turner Classic Movies. Turner Entertainment Networks, Inc. Retrieved November 5, 2022.

[5] "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved November 16, 2020.

[6] Kehr, Dave (September 26, 1991). "U.S. FILM REGISTRY ADDS 25 'SIGNIFICANT' MOVIES". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved November 16, 2020.

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