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Unchained

  • 19551955
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
189
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Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch in Unchained (1955)
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Film-Noir
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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
189
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Hall Bartlett
  • Writers
    • Hall Bartlett
    • Kenyon J. Scudder(book "Prisoners Are People")
  • Stars
    • Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch
    • Barbara Hale
    • Chester Morris
Top credits
  • Director
    • Hall Bartlett
  • Writers
    • Hall Bartlett
    • Kenyon J. Scudder(book "Prisoners Are People")
  • Stars
    • Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch
    • Barbara Hale
    • Chester Morris
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    • 14User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    Chester Morris in Unchained (1955)
    Todd Duncan, Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch, and Chester Morris in Unchained (1955)
    Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch in Unchained (1955)
    Todd Duncan in Unchained (1955)
    Barbara Hale and Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch in Unchained (1955)
    Todd Duncan and Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch in Unchained (1955)
    Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch in Unchained (1955)
    Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch in Unchained (1955)
    Unchained (1955)
    Unchained (1955)
    Todd Duncan, Barbara Hale, Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch, and Chester Morris in Unchained (1955)

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    Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch
    Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch
    • Steve Davittas Steve Davitt
    Barbara Hale
    Barbara Hale
    • Mary Davittas Mary Davitt
    Chester Morris
    Chester Morris
    • Kenyon J. Scudderas Kenyon J. Scudder
    Todd Duncan
    Todd Duncan
    • Bill Howardas Bill Howard
    Johnny Johnston
    Johnny Johnston
    • Eddie Garrityas Eddie Garrity
    Peggy Knudsen
    Peggy Knudsen
    • Elaineas Elaine
    Jerry Paris
    Jerry Paris
    • Joe Ravensas Joe Ravens
    John Qualen
    John Qualen
    • Leonard Haskinsas Leonard Haskins
    Tim Considine
    Tim Considine
    • Win Davittas Win Davitt
    Sam Flint
    Sam Flint
    • Parole Boardas Parole Board
    • (uncredited)
    Art Gilmore
    Art Gilmore
    • Narratoras Narrator
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Dexter Gordon
    Dexter Gordon
    • Saxophone Playeras Saxophone Player
    • (uncredited)
    Sol Gorss
    • Police Captainas Police Captain
    • (uncredited)
    Kathryn Grant
    Kathryn Grant
    • Sally Haskinsas Sally Haskins
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Kennedy
    Bill Kennedy
    • Sandersas Sanders
    • (uncredited)
    Don Kennedy
    • Mike Gladstoneas Mike Gladstone
    • (uncredited)
    Victor Mowrer
    • Mess hall instigatoras Mess hall instigator
    • (uncredited)
    Henry Nakamura
    Henry Nakamura
    • Jerry Hakaraas Jerry Hakara
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Hall Bartlett
    • Writers
      • Hall Bartlett
      • Kenyon J. Scudder(book "Prisoners Are People")
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    Storyline

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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.
    • hairy chested man
    • weightlifting
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    • boxing arena
    • chino california
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      • 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!
    • Genres
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Film-Noir
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The song "Unchained Melody" popularized in the US by Al Hibbler and Roy Hamilton, and in Britain by Jimmy Young in 1955, the year of the film ,and later by Vito and The Salutations as well as The Righteous Brothers in the mid 1960s, first surfaced on the soundtrack of this movie as composed by Alex North.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: [opening narration] This is Steve Davitt, convicted of a felony in the State of California. His destination: Chino, Pomona Valley. This is the largest honor prison in the world. Two thousand men live here. Murderers, armed robbers, forgers, safe-crackers, petty thieves. But there are no guns to hold them, no walls, no armed guards, just a man and an idea. A man named, Scudder; the idea: prisoners are people. This is their story. Photographed entirely at Chino, as it happened.

    • Crazy credits
      Suggested by the Life and Work of KENYON J. SCUDDER and by His Book "PRISONERS ARE PEOPLE"
    • Connections
      Referenced in You Bet Your Life: Episode #6.31 (1956)
    • Soundtracks
      Unchained (Lonely River)
      Music by Alex North

      Lyrics by Hy Zaret

      Performed by Todd Duncan

    User reviews14

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Passable Prison Film - Unchained
    This film is far more famous for its musical entry "Unchained Melody" than for anything else about the film. Crazylegs Hirsch does not drop the ball as the lead and the rest of the cast is interesting when they are not sprouting hackneyed jailhouse phrases. I was impressed with the Chino prison system. The film is watchable, but not riviting.
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    • Dec 27, 2021

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 6, 1956 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Escape - Die Flucht
    • Filming locations
      • California Institution for Men - 14901 Central Avenue, Chino, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Hall Bartlett Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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