tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014874020674080213.post3904053009631815447..comments2024-03-22T11:43:15.466-07:00Comments on Oscargasms: Paul Muni, I Am a Fugitive from a Chain GangAllenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11964977693763983338noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014874020674080213.post-32482726924756426372015-10-14T11:08:23.206-07:002015-10-14T11:08:23.206-07:00This is my favorite Muni performance because it...This is my favorite Muni performance because it's more natural. In his career, it seems that the more make-up he put on the more theatrical his performance became. Here, he's just an average joe who is foisted into an insane situation that continues to worsen. As it does, the average joe falters and we begin to see the desperation of a lost soul who is at the end of his rope. Muni nails this aspect of the part. The final scene, capped off with that famous line as he disappears in darkness ("I steal") is harrowingly memorable. This is a great film with an integral performance by MuniFrank/click5https://www.blogger.com/profile/03605293626729520817noreply@blogger.com