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Chained for Life (1951) -- 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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Director:
Harry L. Fraser
Writers:
Ross Frisco (idea) and
Nat Tanchuck (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
29 October 1954 (Finland) more
Genre:
Crime more
Tagline:
Frank! daring! bold! Like nothing you've ever seen! more
Plot:
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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Not as lurid as you think. more (17 total)

Cast

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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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Runtime:
81 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | UK:(Banned)
Company:
Spera Productions Inc. more

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Trivia:
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. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009) more

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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Not as lurid as you think., 18 July 2004
Author: rwagn from Columbus, Ohio

This exploitation feature isn't quite as lurid as one would think. The

Hilton sisters,who also must have been little people (comparing

their stature to the rest of the cast) do an admirable job conveying

the truths and difficulties they endured as Siamese twins.There is

a wonderful dream sequence where Dottie awakens to find that

she is a separate entity and she dances and runs freely. (This

being done with an obvious stand-in but is still an effective

sequence.) Being part of a vaudeville showcase I was delighted to

see highlights of some of the other acts, the juggler and the

accordian player to name two. The Hilton sisters are in very good

voice to boot. Sure the budget was low and the acting on par with a

community troop but there are worse ways you could spend 80

minutes. Be forewarned that the sound quality, at least on the

Arrow DVD, is a little below par but the print is much crisper than

the previous VHS release. Seeing that they were barely connected

at the lower back, I wonder had the Hiltons had been born today, if

medical techniques could have safely separated them. For $4.99

you will find this an enjoyable "B" film that stands up to repeated

viewing.

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