The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on August 11, 2013

“Don’t shoot, officers! I’m just here for the hamburgers!” (Screen capture by Lindsey for TMP) James Allen (Paul Muni) has just returned home from fighting in the first World War. Not wanting to settle into a dull, monotonous life, he decides to travel, working odd jobs in co   read more

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on June 26, 2012

Paul Muni begins 1932's "I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang" in an Army uniform and ends it in the uniform of the forgotten man of the depression -- unshaven, battered hat, threadbare coat, wrinkled trousers, probably the slight smell of sweat and cigarettes. He has a wild look...   read more

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on June 26, 2012

Paul Muni begins 1932's "I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang" in an Army uniform and ends it in the uniform of the forgotten man of the depression -- unshaven, battered hat, threadbare coat, wrinkled trousers, probably the slight smell of sweat and cigarettes. He has a wild look...   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on November 23, 2011

Like many men returning from World War I, James Allen (Paul Muni) finds himself a changed man. He has a factory job to come home to, but he can’t deal with the environment anymore and decides to leave home and get into the construction business.  He travels from city to...   read more

The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on September 4, 2010

After Jim Allen (Paul Muni) returns from serving in WWI doesn’t want to return to his old job at the factory.  Instead he wants to become an engineer, “a man’s job where he can do things.”  He starts from the bottom up, travels as a skilled laborer wherever the job...   read more