Talk:I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

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The commotion caused by the film eventually led to the elimination of forced labor in the penal system.

The film or the book? I understand the book was a major success. -- Zoe

I believe it was the film, but I could be wrong. I will check it tomorrow. BTW, nice work on the films. Danny

With regards to the same sentence... it seems rather unlikely that a single film can be so unequivocably tied to a major change in the American penal system. I don't doubt an influence, even a major influence, even the major influence, but the statement still seems awfully strong. Tuf-Kat 06:33, Feb 6, 2004 (UTC)

According to Robert Osborn, Robert E. Burns acted as consultant and visited the set during production. He had to be sneaked onto and off the lot, since Georgia authorities were still after him as a wanted man.--W8IMP 01:13, 8 March 2007 (UTC)