Unchained (1955)
What keeps them from crashing out?
75 min
This fact-based prison drama tells the tale of a band of prisoners living in the innovative 2,600-acre prison at Chino, California. The place takes a humanistic approach to reform and there are no armed guards, no lockups and no uniforms. The underlying philosophy is that if these things are not there, the prisoners will not want to escape, and will instead accept their punishment. A new inmate arrives and soon accustoms himself to the new idea. The story includes the Oscar nominated song Unchained Melody.
- Release date
- August 25, 1955
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch as Steve Davitt
- Barbara Hale as Mary Davitt
- Chester Morris as Kenyon J. Scudder
- Todd Duncan as Bill Howard
- Johnny Johnston as Eddie Garrity
- Peggy Knudsen as Elaine
- Jerry Paris as Joe Ravens
- John Qualen as Leonard Haskins
- Bill Kennedy as Sanders
- Kathryn Grant as Sally Haskins
Crew
- Hall Bartlett · Director
- Hall Bartlett · Writer
- Kenyon J. Scudder · Writer
- Hall Bartlett · Producer
- Alex North · Composer
- Virgil Miller · Cinematographer
- Cotton Warburton · Editor