New York City. Sara er en deprimeret kvinde er sygeligt fokuseret på sin vægt og ser tv dagen lang. Hun får mulighed for at deltage i sit foretrukne quizshow, og begynder at tage amfetamin for at tabe sig. Inden længe eskalerer hendes forbrug ukontrollabelt. Hendes søn Harry og hans Marion og vennen Tyrone er heroinjunkier og drømmer om at lave en stor handel, så de kan blive rige og starte modeforretning. For at få lidt startkapital bliver de nød til at pantsætte Saras tv.
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.
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.
Two convicts—a white racist and an angry black man—escape while chained to each other.
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?
A wagon load of convicts on their way to prison is being escorted through the mountains by a cavalry troop. They are attacked by a bandit gang, and only a sergeant, his beautiful young daughter and an assortment of seven sadistic, murderous prisoners survive, and they are left without horses or a wagon. The sergeant must find a way to get his prisoners to their destination while protecting his daughter, watching out for the still pursuing bandits and trying to determine which one of the prisoners was the man who raped and murdered his wife.
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.
A fugitive from a chain gang becomes an oil-well firefighter and meets the man who framed him.
A prison-camp convict learns that his younger brother will soon be joining him behind bars.
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.
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.
During a routine prison work detail, convict Piper is chained to Dodge, a cyberhacker, when gunfire breaks out. Apparently, the attack is related to stolen money that the Mafia is after, and some computer files that somebody wants desperately to bury. The pair, who don't exactly enjoy each other's company, escape and must work together if they are to reach Atlanta alive. Luckily, they meet a woman who may be willing to help them.
Politiagenterne Jack og Stephanie skal hente en fyr ved navn Rabiit, som er stukket af fra at vidne mod mafiaen. Tævet sønder og sammen finder de ham på en snusket bar ved Route 66. Men Mafiaen og de lokale betjente i hælene på dem. For at komme frem til retten i tide tager de en genvej, men det skulle de aldrig have gjort.
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.
A victim of circumstance, country and western musician Paul Ramsey finds himself on a Southern chain gang.
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.