Paul Muni I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG (1932) still original 8x10 vintage, EVERTTE BROWN & INMATES WORKING ON ROAD GANG silver gelatin photograph! aka East Side, West Side
A REAL COLLECTOR’S ITEM! This would look great framed on display in your home theater or to add to your portfolio or scrapbook! A worthy investment for gift giving too!
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This photograph is a real photo chemical created picture (vintage, from the Hollywood studio release) and not a copy or reproduction.
DESCRIPTION:
“I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, the classic 1932 Mervyn LeRoy southern-U.S.-prison-camp escape crime thriller ("If you Liked 'Scarface You'll Rave about 'I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang'"; "The fury of a scorned woman Sent Him Back To Hell!"; based on the autobiography "By Robert E. Burns"; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award; about the real-life man who through misfortune ended up in a Georgia prison working on a chain gang; against all odds, he escaped and returned to his hometown of Chicago, where he became a major success, hiding his past; his prison escape was discovered, and in the movie, he agrees to serve a short amount of time in the prison, but he is double-crossed, and he escapes again, but this time, his future is very bleak) starring Paul Muni (as James Allen/Allen James; nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for this film), Glenda Farrell, Helen Vinson, Preston Foster, Everett Brown (as the black African American convict Sebastian, who hits Paul Muni's shackles with a sledgehammer!), Noel Francis, Allen Jenkins, Edward Ellis, and Harry Woods. Note that this is one of the rare cases where Hollywood took a happy ending and made it unhappy! In real life, Robert Burns refused to return to the prison, and Illinois refused to extradite him to Georgia, and he lived out his life without ever returning to prison. But apparently, Warner Bros. wanted a more dramatic ending to the story, and so they invented their ending, where Burns returns, is double-crossed, and escapes a second time!”
CONDITION:
This original vintage 8” x 10” still photograph is in Near MINT condition, with scuffs, bumps, slight sepia toning from age and patina (hand dirt). RICH SHARP DETAIL WITH SINGLE HAIR DETAILS! (SEE PIX FOR MORE DETAILS.) Finally, this is a vintage original. (This is NOT a cheap digital dupe, a re-release or copy, it is a real vintage photograph made the year of the release of the film.)
SHIPPING:
Domestic shipping would be USPS Ground Advantage (includes $100 insurance) and well packed in plastic, with several layers of cardboard support/protection and delivery tracking. The USPS has removed FIRST CLASS from eBay’s postage label system. (Darn it!) International shipping depends on the location, and the package would weigh close to a half a pound with even more extra ridge packing.
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BACKGROUND:
“It is the end of the "War to End All Wars," a conflict that was also known as World War I. One soldier, James Allen (Paul Muni), returns to the United States fully invested with the promise of a new life, a new career, and a new direction that was impossible before victory in Europe and the advent of the "Roaring Twenties." So, Allen refuses his family's advice of returning to his stable, but dull factory job, and strikes out on his own, with the hopes of becoming an engineer. But from town to town, year to year, success eludes him and unemployment takes its toll. Penniless and destitute in the Deep South, Allen becomes implicated in a crime that he did not commit and is sentenced to 10 years of hard labor on a chain gang. He spends years of being treated like an animal by the inhumane prison system. But he waits, biding his time for the perfect moment to make a break for freedom. Producer: Hal B. Wallis Director: Mervyn LeRoy Screenplay: Howard J. Green & Brown Holmes, Sheridan Gibney (uncredited), based on the autobiography by Robert E. Burns. Film Editing: William Holmes Cinematography: Sol Polito Art Direction: Jack Okey Original Music: Leo F. Forbstein, Bernhard Kaun Cast: Paul Muni (James Allen), Glenda Farrell (Marie Woods), Preston Foster (Pete), Helen Vinson (Helen), David Landau (Warden), Allen Jenkins (Barney Sykes), Noel Francis (Linda), Berton Churchill (Judge). BW-93m. Closed captioning. Why I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG is Essential When I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang (1932) was first released, it arrived in American movie theaters in a storm of controversy. As opposed to other controversial films of its time, the furor was not over issues of censorship concerning sex and violence, but the film's depiction of the barbaric penal systems in use in the Deep South, particularly in the state of Georgia. Public knowledge of the harsh chain gang system was nothing new. In fact, Robert Elliot Burns, the person on whom the James Allen character is based, wrote a book entitled I Am a Fugitive From a Georgia Chain Gang, so the general public was aware of Burns' harrowing story. But to a much larger audience than the novel could ever reach, I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang showed in striking detail just how powerful the talking picture medium could be, particularly in the field of social change. The film fueled a storm of protest from the general public that resulted in the reform of the prison chain gang system in the American south. Cinematically, the film is a striking example of the economy of Hollywood narrative storytelling. Robert Elliot Burns' real-life tale is condensed into a tight 90-minute plot, with no superfluous plot threads. Despite its relatively short running time, Chain Gang shows just how powerful a film story could be, providing it is told right. And director Mervyn LeRoy took every pain to make sure that this story was filmed just right, starting with the perfect lead in Paul Muni. One of the most revered actors of his day, Muni revolutionized screen acting in the post-silent screen years. At a time when actors were still struggling to find the right "voice" for the talkies, Muni, a celebrated stage actor, brought a theatricality to the screen that helped "legitimize" the relatively new talking picture from a technological phenomenon to the natural evolution of the film medium.”