Robert Elliott Burns
Robert Elliott Burns( May 10, 1892 – June 5, 1955) was a World War I veteran who gained notoriety after escaping from a Georgia chain gang and writing his memoirs," I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang!", exposing the cruelty and injustice of the chain gang system.
Laughter in Hell
Laughter in Hell is a 1933 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Edward L. Cahn and starring Pat O'Brien.
The film's title was typical of the sensationalistic titles of many Pre- Code films.
Adapted from the 1932 novel of the same name buy Jim Tully, the film was inspired in part by" I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang" and was part of a series of films depicting men in chain gangs following the success of that film.
O'Brien plays a railroad engineer who kills his wife and her lover in a jealous rage and is sent to prison.
The movie received a mixed review in" The New York Times" upon its release.
Although long considered lost, the film was recently preserved and was screened at the American Cinematheque in Hollywood, CA in October 2012.
The dead man's brother ends up being the warden of the prison and subjects O'Brien's character to significant abuse.
O'Brien and several other characters revolt, killing the warden and escaping from the prison.
The film drew controversy for its lynching scene where several black men were hanged.
Contrary to reports, only blacks were hung in this scene, though the actual executions occurred off- camera( we see instead reaction shots of the guards and other prisoners).
The" New Age"( an African American weekly newspaper) film critic praised the scene for being courageous enough to depict the atrocities that were occurring in some southern states.
The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire
The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire, also known as Fugitive from the Empire and The Archer and the Sorceress, is a 1981 American sword and sorcery action film written, directed and produced by Nicholas J. Corea.
Hot Frustrations
Hot Frustrations( also known as" I Am a Fugitive from a White Slave Gang" and" Frustrations") is a 1965 French- Italian drama film written and directed by Georges Combret.
Brown Holmes
Brown Holmes( December 12, 1907, Toledo, Ohio – February 12, 1974, Los Angeles County, California) was an American screenwriter who worked for several major Hollywood studios in the 1930s and 1940s.
Among his credits are several highly regarded prison films:" I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang"( 1932)," 20,000 Years in Sing Sing"( 1932) and" Castle on the Hudson"( 1940).
He also wrote or co-wrote two adaptations of Dashiell Hammett's 1930 detective novel" The Maltese Falcon The Maltese Falcon"( 1931) and" Satan Met a Lady"( 1936).
Mervyn LeRoy
Mervyn LeRoy( October 15, 1900 – September 13, 1987) was an American film director, film producer, author, and occasional actor.
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang is an American pre-Code crime- drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Paul Muni as a wrongfully convicted convict on a chain gang who escapes to Chicago.
It was released on November 10, 1932.
The film received positive reviews and three Academy Award nominations.
The film was written by Howard J. Green and Brown Holmes from Robert Elliott Burns's autobiography of a similar name" I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang!" originally serialized in the" True Detective" magazine.
The true life story was later the basis for the television movie" The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains"( 1987) starring Val Kilmer.
In 1991, this film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being" culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Giorgio Capitani
Giorgio Capitani( 29 December 1927 – 25 March 2017) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
He directed 40 films between 1954 and 2012.
He also wrote for 12 films.
He was born in Paris, France.
Louise Carter
Louise Carter( March 17, 1875 – November 10, 1957) was an American stage and film actress.
She appeared in 48 films between 1924 and 1940, mostly in maternal supporting roles.
Among her roles were the mother of Paul Muni in" I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang"( 1932), the wife of Lionel Barrymore in" Broken Lullaby"( 1932) and the wife of W. C. Fields in" You're Telling Me!"( 1934).
Bollenti spiriti
Bollenti spiriti is a 1981 Italian fantasy- comedy film directed by Giorgio Capitani.

Question: Are both directors of films I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang and Bollenti Spiriti from the same country?
Answer: no