The read
A Balasaur Score of 85 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 96%. Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 94% of the 363 1930s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
234 audience votes
Key crew
- Mervyn LeRoyDirector
- Howard J. GreenScreenplay
- Brown HolmesScreenplay
- Sheridan GibneyScreenplay
- Bernhard KaunOriginal Music Composer
- Leo F. ForbsteinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Paul MuniJames Allen
- Glenda FarrellMarie Woods
- Helen VinsonHelen
- Noel FrancisLinda
- Preston FosterPete
- Allen JenkinsBarney Sykes
- Berton ChurchillThe Judge
- Edward EllisBomber Wells
- David LandauThe Warden
- Hale HamiltonRev. Allen
- Sally BlaneAlice
- Louise CarterMother
Stills
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Themes
prisonwar veteranblackmailhamburgerbased on true storychain gangfugitivepre-codeescaped prisonerreverendtradesmanprison system