Unchained (1955)
1h 15m
Running Time
August 25, 1955Release Date
Unchained (1955)
1h 15m
Running Time
August 25, 1955Release Date
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Plot.
This fact-based prison drama tells the tale of a band of prisoners living in the innovative 2,600-acre prison at Chino, California. The place takes a humanistic approach to reform and there are no armed guards, no lockups and no uniforms. The underlying philosophy is that if these things are not there, the prisoners will not want to escape, and will instead accept their punishment. A new inmate arrives and soon accustoms himself to the new idea. The story includes the Oscar nominated song Unchained Melody.
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Cast & Crew.
Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch
Steve Davitt
Barbara Hale
Mary Davitt
Chester Morris
Kenyon Scudder
Todd Duncan
Bill Howard
Johnny Johnston
Eddie Garrity
Peggy Knudsen
Elaine
Jerry Paris
Joe Ravens
John Qualen
Leonard Haskins
Tim Considine
Win Davitt
Stafford Repp
Mr. Miller
Sam Flint
Parole Board
Bill Kennedy
Sanders
Kathryn Grant
Sally Haskins
Robert Patten
Swanson (uncredited)
Mack Williams
Mr. Johnson (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
Police captain (uncredited)
Hall Bartlett
Director / Writer
Cotton Warburton
Editor
Alex North
Music
Hy Zaret
Lyricist
Virgil Miller
Director of Photography
Kenyon J. Scudder
Book / Technical Advisor
Edward G. Boyle
Set Decoration
Hugh Chaloupka
Assistant Editor
Robert Farfan
Assistant Director
Hal Bumbaugh
Sound
Jane Romeyn
Hairstylist
Steven Clensos
Makeup Artist
Fred Russell
Grip
Ben Chapman
Production Manager
Rebekah Scudder
Technical Advisor
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This Movie Is About.
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Wiki.
Unchained is a 1955 prison film written, produced and directed by Hall Bartlett (the first film directed by Bartlett) and starring Elroy Hirsch, Barbara Hale, Chester Morris, Todd Duncan, and Johnny Johnston. Based on the non-fiction book Prisoners are People by Kenyon J. Scudder, it is most remembered for its theme song, "Unchained Melody".