James Allen — I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang Character Profile

About James Allen

WWI veteran who returns to civilian life, faces poverty, is wrongfully convicted of robbery, endures brutal chain gang labor, escapes twice, builds a new life in Chicago, and ultimately becomes a fugitive after a corrupt pardon scheme fails.

James Allen — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Paul Muni

Appears in

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• James Allen — Romantic Love Interest — Helen (Helen Vinson)

  Woman he meets at a party and genuinely loves.

• James Allen — Romantic Blackmailer — Marie Woods (Glenda Farrell)

  Landlady who exploits his past to force a marriage.

• James Allen — Alliance Safe House Host — Barney Sykes (Allen Jenkins)

  Former inmate who provides shelter after the first escape.

• James Allen — Alliance Chain Gang Comrade — Bomber Wells (Edward Ellis)

  Veteran prisoner who becomes a close friend and co-conspirator.

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More characters from I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

• Marie Woods (Glenda Farrell)
• Helen (Helen Vinson)
• Linda (Noel Francis)
• Barney Sykes (Allen Jenkins)
• Pete (Preston Foster)
• The Warden (David Landau)
• Alice (Sally Blane)
• The Judge (Berton Churchill)
• Bomber Wells (Edward Ellis)
• Rev. Allen (Hale Hamilton)
• F.E. Ramsey (Robert McWade)
• Fuller (Robert Warwick)