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20,000 Cheers for the Chain Gang is an extant musical comedy film released in 1933. It was directed by Roy Mack. The 20-minute film is about escaped prisoners trying to break back into a jail where condition have improved dramatically. The film was written by A. Dorian Otvos and Cyrus Wood. It is a spoof of the 1932 film I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang. and ''20,000 Years in Sing Sing''. It is a Vitaphone film.
Original Release
08/12/1933
US Release
08/12/1933
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jerry Bergen | Jerry |
| The Rollickers | The Rollickers |
| Novia | |
| The Pickens Sisters | The Pickens Sisters |
| Helen Pickens | Herself (singer) / One of the Pickens Sisters |
| Jane Pickens | Herself (singer) / One of the Pickens Sisters |
| Patti Pickens | Herself (singer) / One of the Pickens Sisters |
| The Vitaphone Boys and Girls | Picnickers |
| Harry Shannon | Warden |
| James Baskett | Vocalist |
Directors
Writers
Cyrus Wood, A. Dorian Otvos, Cliff Hess
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jerry Bergen | Jerry |
| The Rollickers | The Rollickers |
| Novia | |
| The Pickens Sisters | The Pickens Sisters |
| Helen Pickens | Herself (singer) / One of the Pickens Sisters |
| Jane Pickens | Herself (singer) / One of the Pickens Sisters |
| Patti Pickens | Herself (singer) / One of the Pickens Sisters |
| The Vitaphone Boys and Girls | Picnickers |
| Harry Shannon | Warden |
| James Baskett | Vocalist |
