A scene from I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang 1932
Helen

Jim, why haven't you come before?

Jim

I couldn't, I was afraid to.

Helen

But you could have written. It's been almost a year since you escaped.

Jim

But I haven't escaped. They're still after me. They'll always be after me. I've had jobs but I can't keep them. Something happens. Someone turns up. I hide in rooms all day and travel by night. No friends. No rest. No peace.

Helen

Oh, Jim!

Jim

Keep moving. That's all that's left for me. Forgive me, Helen. I-I had to take a chance to see you tonight. Just to say good-bye.

Helen

Oh, Jim. It was all going to be so different.

Jim

It is different. They've made it different....[A door slams] I've gotta go.

Helen

I can't let you go like this!

Jim

I've got to.

Helen

Can't you tell me where you're going? [He shakes his head no] Will you write? [He backs up and again shakes no] Do you need any money? [He again shakes no] But you must, Jim. How do you live?

Jim

I steal!

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Helen Helen Vinson

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