I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy · 92 min · Drama
67.7 TOPICAL score · #869 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when he’s falsely convicted of a crime and sent to work on a chain gang.
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932, directed by Mervyn LeRoy) has a TOPICAL score of 67.7 - ranked 869 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and critics, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 2 awards from 5 nominations, including the National Board of Review Award for Best Film. Critics: 96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.3/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.8/10 (234 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 34 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.3/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.8/10 (234 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 5 nominations - incl. National Board of Review Award for Best Film; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 34 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read4,142 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Paul Muni (actor #301), Glenda Farrell (actor #1,166), Helen Vinson, Noel Francis
“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".”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10