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Title: Unchained (1955)
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch | ... | Steve Davitt (as Elroy Hirsch) | |
| Barbara Hale | ... | Mary Davitt | |
| Chester Morris | ... | Kenyon J. Scudder | |
| Todd Duncan | ... | Bill Howard | |
| Johnny Johnston | ... | Eddie Garrity | |
| Peggy Knudsen | ... | Elaine | |
| Jerry Paris | ... | Joe Ravens | |
| John Qualen | ... | Leonard Haskins | |
| Tim Considine | ... | Win Davitt | |
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A convict in a medium-security prison is torn between his need to finish his sentence and get back to his wife and family, and his desire to escape the confines of prison.
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boxing ring | boxing arena | chino california | parole | prison escape plan |Taglines:
You can lock them in "The Hole"...put them on bread and water...use the bull-whip and the black-jack...but they're still men...with a man's longings! THE STORY OF CHINO PRISON, CALIFORNIA WHICH DID SOMETHING ABOUT IT...TOLD HOW IT HAPPENED...WHERE IT HAPPENED! See more »Certificate:
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EnglishRelease Date:
January 1956 (Turkey) See more »Also Known As:
Escape - Die Flucht See more »Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
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1.85 : 1
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(uncredited)
Music by Albert L. Peace
Lyrics by George Matheson
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The version of the song 'Unchained Melody' that was included on the original soundtrack is performed by Todd Duncan. See more »Soundtracks
Oh Love That Will Not Let Me Go(uncredited)
Music by Albert L. Peace
Lyrics by George Matheson
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With all the junk that has "bonus" material available when it goes straight to video, it's a shame that this lost gem isn't released yet. I saw it on TV when I was in my teens. I loved the song. It's the version that comes to mind first for me, before the Platters or the Righteous Brothers version. The plot details are a little hazy, which is why I was hoping that it had made the cut.
Would whoever holds the rights to this movie please release it on DVD? I'd really enjoy seeing it again. It doesn't have the star power of The Defiant Ones, perhaps, but it was well-written and acted. The fact that it was filmed 'on location' at Chino when this wasn't common.
Thanks to everyone else here that's posted about the movie.