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The Resource I am a fugitive from a chain gang, Warner Bros. Pictures, inc. & the Vitaphone Corp. ; by Robert E. Burns ; directed by Mervyn LeRoy ; screen play, Howard J. Green & Brown Holmes

I am a fugitive from a chain gang, Warner Bros. Pictures, inc. & the Vitaphone Corp. ; by Robert E. Burns ; directed by Mervyn LeRoy ; screen play, Howard J. Green & Brown Holmes

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"World War I is over. Johnny has come marching home. But there's little fanfare and no meaningful work for one war vet. There's only the desperate life of an unjustly convicted fugitive. Twice he is sentenced to a chain gang. Twice he escapes. They can put his hands and feet in irons, but not his will to be free"--Container
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Standard version.
Extent
1 videodisc (92 min.)
Note
  • Based on a novel by Robert Elliott Burns
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1932
  • Special features: Commentary by film historian Richard B. Jewell ; vintage musical short '20,000 cheers for the chain gang' ; Theatrical trailer
Contents
  • Credits
  • Homecoming
  • Job with a window
  • Hard times
  • Diner stickup
  • Chain gang
  • Breakfast
  • The quarry
  • The strap
  • Ways to get out
  • Foot and hammer
  • Escape
  • Underwater
  • Plenty close enough
  • Barney and Linda
  • Headed North
  • Chicago ... and Marie
  • Reason not to tell
  • Straying spouse
  • Helen
  • Exposure
  • Promise of pardon
  • The last word
  • Pardon hearing
  • Their revenge
  • Second escape
  • "I steal"
Isbn
9780790796628
Instance
Label
I am a fugitive from a chain gang
Title
I am a fugitive from a chain gang
Statement of responsibility
Warner Bros. Pictures, inc. & the Vitaphone Corp. ; by Robert E. Burns ; directed by Mervyn LeRoy ; screen play, Howard J. Green & Brown Holmes
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Contributor
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Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
"World War I is over. Johnny has come marching home. But there's little fanfare and no meaningful work for one war vet. There's only the desperate life of an unjustly convicted fugitive. Twice he is sentenced to a chain gang. Twice he escapes. They can put his hands and feet in irons, but not his will to be free"--Container
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videorecording
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  • I am a fugitive from a chain gang (Motion picture)
  • 20,000 cheers for the chain gang (Motion picture)
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Credits note
Editor, William Holmes ; photography, Sol Polito ; music conducted by Leo F. Forbstein, [performed by] Vitaphone Orchestra
Intended audience
Not rated
Language note
In English with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned in English
PerformerNote
Paul Muni, Glenda Farrell, Helen Vinson, Preston Foster, Noel Francis, Allen Jenkins, Berton Churchill, Edward Ellis
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1900-1987
  • 1895-1967
  • 1904-1971
  • 1907-1999
  • 1900-1970
  • 1893-1965
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  • LeRoy, Mervyn
  • Muni, Paul
  • Farrell, Glenda
  • Vinson, Helen
  • Foster, Preston
  • Green, Howard J.
  • Holmes, Brown
  • Jewell, Richard B.
  • Burns, Robert Elliott
  • Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
  • Vitaphone Corp
  • Warner Home Video (Firm)
Runtime
92
Series statement
Controversial classics
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  • Criminals
  • Convict labor
  • Chain gangs
  • Fugitives from justice
  • Criminals
  • Convict labor
  • Criminels
  • Travaux forcés
  • Criminología
  • Trabajo en las prisiones
  • Chain gangs
  • Convict labor
  • Criminals
  • Fugitives from justice
  • Georgia
  • Criminals
  • Convict labor
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
I am a fugitive from a chain gang, Warner Bros. Pictures, inc. & the Vitaphone Corp. ; by Robert E. Burns ; directed by Mervyn LeRoy ; screen play, Howard J. Green & Brown Holmes
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Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Based on a novel by Robert Elliott Burns
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1932
  • Special features: Commentary by film historian Richard B. Jewell ; vintage musical short '20,000 cheers for the chain gang' ; Theatrical trailer
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Credits -- Homecoming -- Job with a window -- Hard times -- Diner stickup -- Chain gang -- Breakfast -- The quarry -- The strap -- Ways to get out -- Foot and hammer -- Escape -- Underwater -- Plenty close enough -- Barney and Linda -- Headed North -- Chicago ... and Marie -- Reason not to tell -- Straying spouse -- Helen -- Exposure -- Promise of pardon -- The last word -- Pardon hearing -- Their revenge -- Second escape -- "I steal"
Control code
59824465
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Standard version.
Extent
1 videodisc (92 min.)
Governing access note
Educational and home use only
Isbn
9780790796628
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
  • 012569701793
  • 012569701021
  • 012569701793 (set)
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Physical substance
plastic
Publisher number
  • 70179
  • 67010
Recording technique
stamping
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)59824465
System details
DVD ; NTSC region 1 ; dual-layer disc ; Dolby Digital mono
Video recording format
DVD
Label
I am a fugitive from a chain gang, Warner Bros. Pictures, inc. & the Vitaphone Corp. ; by Robert E. Burns ; directed by Mervyn LeRoy ; screen play, Howard J. Green & Brown Holmes
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Based on a novel by Robert Elliott Burns
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1932
  • Special features: Commentary by film historian Richard B. Jewell ; vintage musical short '20,000 cheers for the chain gang' ; Theatrical trailer
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Credits -- Homecoming -- Job with a window -- Hard times -- Diner stickup -- Chain gang -- Breakfast -- The quarry -- The strap -- Ways to get out -- Foot and hammer -- Escape -- Underwater -- Plenty close enough -- Barney and Linda -- Headed North -- Chicago ... and Marie -- Reason not to tell -- Straying spouse -- Helen -- Exposure -- Promise of pardon -- The last word -- Pardon hearing -- Their revenge -- Second escape -- "I steal"
Control code
59824465
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Standard version.
Extent
1 videodisc (92 min.)
Governing access note
Educational and home use only
Isbn
9780790796628
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
  • 012569701793
  • 012569701021
  • 012569701793 (set)
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Physical substance
plastic
Publisher number
  • 70179
  • 67010
Recording technique
stamping
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)59824465
System details
DVD ; NTSC region 1 ; dual-layer disc ; Dolby Digital mono
Video recording format
DVD

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