Six sticks of dynamite that blasted his way to freedom … and awoke America’s conscience!
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.
prison
war veteran
blackmail
hamburger
based on true story
chain gang
fugitive
pre-code
escaped prisoner
reverend
tradesman
prison system
prison brutality
prison life
prison reform
innocent in jail
reformed criminal
escapee
forced labor