I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang -- November 11, 2020

 

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Happy Veterans Day, everyone. In I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang, Paul Muni played James Allen, who was an NCO in the AEF during World War One. When he returned to his civilian life, he was unhappy with his dull office job. He wanted to become an engineer, but wound up taking jobs as an unskilled laborer. An acquaintance forced James to take part in a robbery, and James was sentenced to prison for it. He escapes from the chain gang, but is betrayed and tricked into surrendering himself. he winds up back on the chain gang. He escapes again.

If you have never seen the movie, be sure to watch until the end. 

The film was based on an autobiographical book by Robert Elliot Burns. Paul Muni consulted with Burns while preparing to play the part, 

Paul Muni 125 -- September 22, 2020

 

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Extraordinary actor Paul Muni was born 125 years ago today, on 22-September-1895. He started acting in the Yiddish theater at 12. His performances were usually intense. He was an actor, not a personality. Many eople remember him most for his strong performances in Scarface and I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang. Other people remember him for the biopics he starred in: The Story of Louis Pasteur, The Life of Emile Zola and Juarez. 

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International Motion Picture Almanac - 1937-1938

Porky Pig -- February 5, 2019

International Motion Picture Almanac - 1937-1938

In honor of the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Pig, here is Porky Pig, a star of Warner Brothers' animated cartoons. Porky went through many design changes over the years.  Here he shares a page of a Warner Brothers' with some guy named Paul Muni.