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Budget: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Genre: Crime / Drama /  more » Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 3 wins  more » User Ratings: 8.0 (6,744 votes)  more »   Production Co: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Distributor: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Summary: Wrongly convicted James Allen serves in the intolerable conditions of a southern chain gang, which later comes back to haunt him.  more »

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Filmmakers: Mervyn LeRoy - Director, Robert E. Burns - Writer (by), Howard J. Green - Writer (screen play), Brown Holmes - Writer (screen play), Sol Polito - Cinematographer, William Holmes - Editor  more »

Cast overview, first billed only (view more cast)		STARmeter™
	Paul Muni ... James Allen	16,396
	Glenda Farrell ... Marie	20,173
	Helen Vinson ... Helen	80,236
	Noel Francis ... Linda	120,011
	Preston Foster ... Pete	13,192