The Making and Influence of I Am a Fugitive from a Chain GangRobert E. Burns, a World War I veteran coerced into taking part in a petty crime in Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced to hard labor on a chain gang in 1922. Twice escaping and on the lam for decades, he was aided only by his minister-poet brother, Vincent G. Burns. Their collaborative work, I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang! was the basis for Darryl F. Zanuck's and Mervyn Leroy's hard-hitting 1932 film adaptation from Warner Bros. This book traces the making and influence of the film--which launched a string of imitators--and the Burns brothers' efforts to obtain a pardon for Robert, which never came. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
1 Robert Elliott Burns | 5 |
2 I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang The Memoir | 18 |
3 The Making of the Film | 43 |
4 The Reception of the Film | 63 |
The Continuing Saga of Robert E Burns and the Warner Bros Film | 78 |
6 The Historic Influence of the Film | 94 |
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The Making and Influence of I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang Scott Allen Nollen Limited preview - 2016 |
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actor Additional Photography Allen Art Director Assistant Camera Atlanta Attorney Bill Billy black and white Brian brother Brown Cagney Camera Operator camp Captain Cast Chain Gang Charles Chicago Convict Coordinator Costume Designer Credits David Directed Director of Photography Dolly Grip Eddie Eddy Chandler Edward escape Film Editor Frank Fred Fugitive Gaffer George Georgia Georgia Chain Gang Glenda Farrell Governor Guard Hair Stylist Harry Henry Hollywood Holmes Howard Jack Jack Warner James James Cagney Jersey John Joseph Makeup Artist Mervyn LeRoy Michael Mike minutes Moore Motion Picture Musical Score Newark Orry-Kelly Paul Muni Police prison Production Dates Recordist Released Richard Robert Robert Elliott Burns Running scene screen Screenplay Second Assistant Director Second Unit Set Decorator Sol Gorss Sound Editor Sound Effects Special Effects star Steadicam Steve Story studio Stunt Thomas Vincent Burns Wallis Ward Bond Warden Warner Bros widescreen ratio William Zanuck