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Chained for Life (1951)
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29 October 1954 (Finland)
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Frank! daring! bold! Like nothing you've ever seen! more
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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? full summary | add synopsis
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Exploitation 101
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Violet Hilton | ... | Vivian Hamilton |
| Daisy Hilton | ... | Dorothy Hamilton |
| Mario Laval | ... | Andre Pariseau |
| Allen Jenkins | ... | 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 | ... | Singer |
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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.
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Edited into "Muchachada nui: (#2.4)" (2008)
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Chained For Life (1951)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
The Hilton Sisters of FREAKS fame were brought back to the screen in this, at the time, controversial film that tries to take a closer look at their lives. The two sisters are part of a theater group and to make money their manager sets up a marriage. When the man hurts one of the sisters the other kills him and it's up to a judge to see how this should be handled. Unlike FREAKS, this caught me off guard because it wasn't simply an exploitation film, which is what I was expecting. The film shows the personally lives of these Siamese twins and it's all rather interesting. I think it would have been better had the film not started in the courtroom and then replayed the events as they happened. Either way, those fans of the Browning film should certainly check this one out.