En Harry i la seva mare tenen somnis molt diferents: ella està permanentment a dieta esperant el dia en què podrà participar al seu concurs televisiu preferit; l’ambició d’en Harry i la seva xicota Marion és fer-se rics venent droga i utilitzar els guanys per obrir un negoci propi, però mai tenen prou diners per fer-ho. Tot i així, en Harry i la Marion no es resignen i faran l’inimaginable per aconseguir la vida que anhelen.
Quan tant la llei com la màfia et volen veure mort, has de posar tots els mitjans al teu abast per escapar. Això és el que els passa a Piper i Dodge, una parella de convictes que no es coneixen però que, en estar emmanillats, hauran de compartir per força els seus destins.
A prison-camp convict learns that his younger brother will soon be joining him behind bars.
A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when he’s falsely convicted of a crime and sent to work on a chain gang.
A victim of circumstance, country and western musician Paul Ramsey finds himself on a Southern chain gang.
Smith, a mob informer hiding out with the Witness Protection Program, decides to make a break for it and hide out in the Arizona desert. The Feds catch up with him and rescue him just before a group of hitmen can manage to silence him for good. In the course of getting Smith away from the mafia thugs, the pair of agents assigned to protect him turn onto an abandoned stretch of highway nicknamed 'Route 666' after the mysterious death of a prison chain gang. As the three continue on their way, they soon discover just what happened to the chain gang, and how the highway earned its name.
Three criminals escape from prison and embark on a robbery spree across USA. Along the way, one of them falls in love while they plan a final heist before going their separate ways.
Odissea de dos fugitius encadenats i condemnats a fugir junts. Tots dos volen el mateix, assolir la llibertat, però tot i així les tensions racials no trigaran a enfrontar-los.
Successful movie director John L. Sullivan, convinced he won't be able to film his ambitious masterpiece until he has suffered, dons a hobo disguise and sets off on a journey, aiming to "know trouble" first-hand. When all he finds is a train ride back to Hollywood and a beautiful blonde companion, he redoubles his efforts, managing to land himself in more trouble than he bargained for when he loses his memory and ends up a prisoner on a chain gang.
A fugitive from a chain gang becomes an oil-well firefighter and meets the man who framed him.
A poor cobbler's son enters a $25,000 cross-country hiking contest sponsored by the footwear company that has nearly bankrupted his father. He also has fallen in love with the girl on the company's billboards, the competition's daughter, and her sweet inspiration keeps him tramping along.
A group of ruthless convicts is led to prison through an inhospitable mountain range by a small cavalry detachment commanded by Sergeant Brown, who is accompanied by his young and beautiful daughter.
Former chain gang convict Ed Martin converts to Christianity in prison in 1944 and forms the HopeAglow Prison Ministries.
A shackled murderer and marijuana offender escape from a Georgia chain gang.
When Morley has his own bank robbed, Tom tries to break it up. Mistaken for one of the gang, he is caught and sentenced to a chain gang. His girlfriend Peggy then sets out to prove his innocence.
Mickey Mouse and several other characters are on a prison chain gang, guarded by Pegleg Pete. They break rocks for a while, then Mickey breaks out a harmonica and everyone starts making music and/or dancing. Soon there's a jail-break, and Mickey's on the run, tracked by bloodhounds (including his future pet, Pluto, in his first appearance). He falls off a cliff and right into a jail cell.
Four convicts escape from a chain gang. Shortly thereafter, changes are made at the prison, because a blue ribbon commission will be investigating conditions there. The changes include steak every day for dinner and stage shows for entertainment. After reading about this, the four escapees plead with the warden to take them back in. Or was this all a dream?