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Chained for Life (1952)

 -  Crime  -  January 1952 (USA)
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A Siamese twin kills the husband who left her. The courts have to decide if she is convicted of murder, how can they punish her sister, who had nothing to do with the crime?

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Cast overview, first billed only:
Violet Hilton ...
Daisy Hilton ...
Mario Laval ...
Andre Pariseau
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Hinkley
Patricia Wright ...
Renée
Robert Keys ...
Defense Attorney (as Alan Keys)
Norval Mitchell ...
Judge Mitchell (as Norvel Mitchell)
Edna Holland ...
Mabel
Brian O'Hara
Herbert Lytton ...
District Attorney
Jack Mulhall ...
Dr. Thompson
Jim Hope
Roy Regnier
Zena Barry
Tony Iavello ...
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A Siamese twin kills the husband who left her. The courts have to decide if she is convicted of murder, how can they punish her sister, who had nothing to do with the crime? Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com

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Joined together, how can they make love to separate husbands? See more »

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Enchaînées pour la vie  »

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Much of the plot was derived from real events in the lives of Siamese twins Daisy Hilton and Violet Hilton: the sham-marriage for publicity; the difficulty getting a marriage license due to morals concerns; the vaudeville singing career. See more »

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Vivian Hamilton: we've always said we were like other people yet different; from the moment we started to crawl and the leg of the table got between us and we couldn't pass.
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The strangest story ever told!
19 May 2001 | by (WINTER PARK, FL.) – See all my reviews

Unique film poses the question "How do you punish the guilty without violating the rights of the innocent?" A Siamese twin is charged with murder. In flashback style, the facts leading up to the murder, and subsequent trial are presented. the case is presented before only a judge. No jury is involved. He alone must decide how to punish only the guilty sister, without violating the innocent sister's rights. How will he decide? How would you decide? Definitely low budget, but worth viewing as an oddity. Definitely at the top of the list as far as Siamese twin murder mystery films go! Film will also hold the interest of vaudeville / circus side show fans.


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