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20,000 Cheers for the Chain Gang (1933) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1933 · 20 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Roy Mack
- Starring
- James Baskett, Harry Shannon, Jane Pickens, Novia, Helen Pickens, Jerry Bergen
Four convicts escape a chain‑gang prison just as a blue‑ribbon commission is slated to inspect the facility. In response, the warden implements lavish reforms—steak meals and stage‑show entertainment for inmates. After learning of the changes, the escapees return and beg the warden to let them back in, leaving viewers to wonder if it was a dream.
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