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I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang review by from Harrow, London

Quite simply, one of the best films I've ever seen. 13 May 2006
...nning of what happens in this film. This exceptional movie was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and it stands up well today which is remarkable when you consider it was made a... Read customer review

Mervyn LeRoy - filmography

The Bad Seed (1956)
Starring: Nancy Kelly, Patricia McCormack
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
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Combined with beautiful black-and-white photography and fabulous performances, THE BAD SEED is one of the eeriest films of the 20th century. The scientifically dubious theory behind the title is that an evil disposition can be an inherited trait. Patty McCormack plays Rhoda Penmark, a seemingly ..read more »

63% from 19 members
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Mister Roberts (1955)
Starring: Henry Fonda, James Cagney, Jack Lemmon
Director: John Ford, Mervyn LeRoy
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The crew of a World War II cargo ship comes to rely on the genial Mister Roberts to mediate the tantrums of an unqualified captain.

70% from 84 members
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Quo Vadis on DVD (1951)
Starring: Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Peter Ustinov
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
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MGM turned Henry Sinkiewicz's Nobel Prize-winning novel into one of the most extravagant productions in film history. The epic tale is set in the decadence and decay of Nero's Rome, where Christianity is just beginning to foment. Robert Taylor (BILLY THE KID, JOHNNY EAGER) stars as Marcus Vinicius, ..read more »

70% from 189 members

Quo Vadis - Blu-ray (1951)
Starring: Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn
Director: Mervyn LeRoy, Franco Rossi
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Rome burns. Nero fiddles. Christianity rises. And moviegoers turned out in throngs for this years-in-the-making film colossus boasting eight Oscar nominations (including Best Picture) and featuring 110 speaking parts, 30,000 participants and a filmed-on-location panoply of marching legions, ..read more »

60% from 123 members

Little Women (1949)
Starring: June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Margaret O'Brien
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
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Oscar winner for Art Direction/Set Decoration. Louisa May Alcott's autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord, Massachusetts.

73% from 66 members
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Random Harvest (1942)
Starring: Ronald Colman, Greer Garson, Philip Dorn
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
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A shell-shocked World War I veteran who has lost his memory escapes from the hospital where he's being treated. Trying to rebuild his life from scratch, he encounters a lonely dance-hall girl who helps him get back on his feet. The two find happiness together but their love is on borrowed time, as ..read more »

77% from 69 members
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Waterloo Bridge (1940)
Starring: Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
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On the eve of World War II, a British officer revisits Waterloo Bridge and recalls the young man he was at the beginning of World War I and the young ballerina he met just before he left for the front.

74% from 57 members
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Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
Starring: Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
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Your dream of perfect beauty comes true!

63% from 26 members
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I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
Starring: Paul Muni, Glenda Farrell, Helen Vinson
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
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Wrongly convicted James Allen serves in the intolerable conditions of a southern chain gang, which later comes back to haunt him.

81% from 122 members
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Little Caesar on DVD (1931)
Starring: Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Glenda Farrell
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
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Edward G. Robinson stars as Enrico Bandelli in the role that made him a household name. Bandelli moves to the big city with partner in crime Joe Massara (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) and becomes a member of Sam Vettori's Mafia gang. In spite of the urgings of pretty girl Olga Strassoff (Glenda Farell) to ..read more »

71% from 522 members

Natalie Wood Collection (6 discs) on DVD
Starring: Natalie Wood, Pat Hingle, Warren Beatty
Director: Mervyn LeRoy, Elia Kazan, Elia Ka
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Titles include: Gypsy Splendour In The Grass Inside Daisy Clover Sex And The Single Girl Cash McCall Bombers B-52

66% from 251 members

Mervyn LeRoy facts

5 most recent films

The Bad Seed - 3.0 stars
Mister Roberts - 3.5 stars
Quo Vadis - 3.5 stars
Quo Vadis - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Little Women - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang - 4.0 stars
Random Harvest - 4.0 stars
Waterloo Bridge - 3.5 stars
Little Women - 3.5 stars
Little Caesar - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Bad Seed - 3.0 stars
Gold Diggers of 1933 - 3.0 stars
Quo Vadis - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Natalie Wood Collection - 3.5 stars
Mister Roberts - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Robert Taylor - 3 times - show films
Glenda Farrell - 3 times - show films
Helen Vinson - 2 times - show films
Henry Fonda - 2 times - show films
Finlay Currie - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Elia Kazan - 1 times - show films
Elia Ka - 1 times - show films
Mervyn Le - 1 times - show films
Franco Rossi - 1 times - show films
John Ford - 1 times - show films