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Director:
Hall Bartlett
Writers:
Hall Bartlett (writer)
Kenyon J. Scudder (book)
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Release Date:
6 January 1956 (Finland) more
Genre:
Drama | Crime more
Tagline:
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! more
Plot:
A convict in a medium-security prison is torn between his need to finish out his sentence and get back to his wife and family, and his desire to escape the confines of prison. | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
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Cast

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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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sam Flint ... Parole Board (uncredited)
Art Gilmore ... Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Dexter Gordon ... Saxophone Player (uncredited)
Sol Gorss ... Police Captain (uncredited)
Kathryn Grant ... Sally Haskins (uncredited)
Bill Kennedy ... Sanders (uncredited)
Don Kennedy ... Mike Gladstone (uncredited)
Henry Nakamura ... Jerry Hakara (uncredited)
Robert Patten ... Johnny Swanson (uncredited)
Stafford Repp ... Mr. Miller, Prison Welding Supervisor (uncredited)
Mack Williams ... Mr. Johnson (uncredited)
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Directed by
Hall Bartlett 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Hall Bartlett  writer
Kenyon J. Scudder  book "Prisoners Are People"

Produced by
Hall Bartlett .... producer
 
Original Music by
Alex North 
 
Cinematography by
Virgil Miller  (as Virgil E. Miller)
 
Film Editing by
Cotton Warburton 
 
Music Department
Maurice De Packh .... orchestrator
Alex North .... conductor
Georgie Auld .... musician: saxophone, dubbing for Dexter Gordon (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
75 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Canada:G (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | UK:U (cut)
Filming Locations:
California Institution for Men - 14901 Central Avenue, Chino, California, USA
Company:
Hall Bartlett Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The song "Unchained Melody" popularized by Al Hibbler and Roy Hamilton 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. more
Soundtrack:
Unchained (Lonely River) more

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4 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
A haunting memory, 3 June 2002
Author: dawney56 from Phoenix, Arizona

It's been a very long time since I've seen this film and I would love to revisit it. My uncle played "Garrity" and since he is now deceased, it would mean a lot to me to experience it again as well as possibly own a copy of it. Each time I hear "Unchained Melody" I think of uncle Johhny and his beautiful voice. For some reason I have been drawn to prison films ever since this one, and I consider this one of the best!

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