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Road Gang (1936)

Road Gang poster
Directed by
Louis King
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 01m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man is sent to a brutal prison camp after being framed for a crime he did not commit. There he sees the corruption and injustice that the system allows to happen.

seriousangrysocially-consciousdramaticurgentgrittytopical

What happens

Road Gang is a 1936 American drama film directed by Louis King, written by Dalton Trumbo, produced by Bryan Foy, and starring Donald Woods and Kay Linaker. The film shows economic and social injustice due to political corruption. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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