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Je suis un évadé

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Release: 1932-11-09 ·Runtime: 92m ·★ 7.8
Drame Crime

1919. Jeune sergent décoré pour sa bravoure lors de la Première Guerre Mondiale, James Allen vit mal son retour aux affaires courantes. Etouffé par sa famille, et un travail en usine qui n’épouse pas ses nouvelles ambitions, il prend son baluchon et traverse les Etats-Unis dans l’espoir de trouver un emploi dans le bâtiment. Il doit rapidement déchanter : la crise frappe le pays de plein fouet, et chaque étape de son périple est une nouvelle désillusion. Un soir, Allen, affamé, est embringué à ses dépens dans un hold-up minable qui tourne mal. Il prend 10 ans, pour un crime qu’il n’a pas commis, et est transféré dans un des pires bagnes du pays. Le cauchemar commence.

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation

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Cast

Irving Bacon Irving Bacon as Bill - Barber (uncredited) Willard Robertson Willard Robertson as Prison Board Chairman Robert Warwick Robert Warwick as Fuller Wallis Clark Wallis Clark as Chicago Lawyer (uncredited) G. Pat Collins G. Pat Collins as Wilson (uncredited) William H. Strauss William H. Strauss as Pawnbroker (uncredited) Sheila Terry Sheila Terry as Allen's Secretary (uncredited) Glenda Farrell Glenda Farrell as Marie Woods Noel Francis Noel Francis as Linda Harry Woods Harry Woods as Prison Guard (uncredited) Jack La Rue Jack La Rue as Ackerman (uncredited) William Pawley William Pawley as Doggy (uncredited) Paul Muni Paul Muni as James Allen Robert McWade Robert McWade as F.E. Ramsey Reginald Barlow Reginald Barlow as Mr. Parker (uncredited) Eddy Chandler Eddy Chandler as Job Foreman (uncredited) Lew Kelly Lew Kelly as Diner Cook (uncredited) Edward LeSaint Edward LeSaint as Chamber of Commerce Chairman (uncredited) Sally Blane Sally Blane as Alice Erville Alderson Erville Alderson as Police Chief (uncredited) George Cooper George Cooper as Vaudevillian (uncredited) Douglass Dumbrille Douglass Dumbrille as District Attorney (uncredited) J. Frank Glendon J. Frank Glendon as Arresting Officer (uncredited) Hale Hamilton Hale Hamilton as Rev. Allen Charles Sellon Charles Sellon as Hot Dog Stand Owner (uncredited) Fred 'Snowflake' Toones Fred 'Snowflake' Toones as Marine on Ship (uncredited) John Wray John Wray as Nordine (uncredited) Louise Carter Louise Carter as Mother Helen Vinson Helen Vinson as Helen Berton Churchill Berton Churchill as The Judge Charles Middleton Charles Middleton as Train Conductor (uncredited) Dennis O'Keefe Dennis O'Keefe as Café Chateau Dancer (uncredited) James Bell James Bell as Red (uncredited) Edward Ellis Edward Ellis as Bomber Wells Charles McAvoy Charles McAvoy as Cop (uncredited) John Marston John Marston as Prison Commissioner (uncredited) Lee Shumway Lee Shumway as Arresting Officer (uncredited) Walter Long Walter Long as Blacksmith (uncredited) Edward McNamara Edward McNamara as Second Warden (uncredited) Preston Foster Preston Foster as Pete Allen Jenkins Allen Jenkins as Barney Sykes David Landau David Landau as The Warden