I’ve hit up my dvr from a few days ago:
#IAmAFugitiveFromAChainGang
Discovering a new appreciation for #PaulMuni
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Aww, good old Bomber.
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This is one hell of a chase scene, especially for 1932.
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Don't think I'd ever speak to my idiot brother (who actually put that Allen was a fugitive IN WRITING) again, honestly. #TCMParty #IAmAFugitiveFromAChainGang
This chain gang sings in four-part harmony!
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Psst! Listen to your lawyer, Jimbo!
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A very striking thing about #IAmAFugitiveFromAChainGang is how it shows that rehabilitation never was and still is not the goal of incarceration. #TCMParty
There's that unfortunate phrase that pops up occasionally in films of the 30s: "Why not? I'm free, white, and 21!" 🫤
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Alternate ending for #IAmAFugitiveFromAChainGang #TCMparty
"If there's anything I can do to help, let me know..."
Hello, pre-Code!
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Fortunately, Jim was able to pick up some well-tailored business casual clothes in just his size off of that clothesline...
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Warner Brothers cinematographer Sol Polito
Warner Brothers cinematographer Sol Polito at work.
Besides Mervyn LeRoy's kinetic direction, #IAmAFugitiveFromAChainGang has some really remarkable tracking shots for 1932, courtesy of ace Warner Brothers cinematographer Sol Polito. #TCMParty
When it was made, #IAmAFugitiveFromAChainGang was a hard look at the then-current Southern prison system. Since then, it's been a look back at harsher times. Today, it might be a preview of things to come. #TCMParty
"Can you use anybody here at the Rear Projection Factory?"
"Nope, we're full up, sorry."
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If you’ve never seen #IAmAFugitiveFromAChainGang, strap in for a wild ride. It’s a still-shocking film with some great escape scenes. One of Paul Muni’s best performances. #TCMParty
Speaking of #IAmAFugitiveFromAChainGang (1932), if anyone's interested, it'll be airing on Monday, August 11 at 10:45PM—on Glenda Farrell day!
The greatest drunk purchase of my life: abebooks, 2005... Classic #WarnerBros. screenplays printed in the 1970s.
(Apart from #IAmAFugitiveFromAChainGang; got that in Manchester Waterstones in 1999).
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MOVIE QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“The state’s promise didn’t mean anything . . . Their crimes are worse than mine. Worse than anybody’s here. They’re the ones that should be in chains! Not we!”
Paul Muni in I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang
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Though he later became a bit of a cliche for his "prestige" biopic roles, Paul Muni had a pretty good 1932 with two classic films, #Scarface and #IAmaFugitivefromaChainGang. #TCMParty
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