Unchained
What keeps them from crashing out?
1955 | 75m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Hall Bartlett |
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| Writer: | Kenyon J. Scudder, Hall Bartlett |
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| 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: | Aug 25, 1955 |
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| Director: | Hall Bartlett |
| Writer: | Kenyon J. Scudder, Hall Bartlett |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | prison |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Hall Bartlett Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 24, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch | Steve Davitt |
| Barbara Hale | Mary Davitt |
| Chester Morris | Kenyon Scudder |
| Todd Duncan | Bill Howard |
| Johnny Johnston | Eddie Garrity |
| Peggy Knudsen | Elaine |
| Jerry Paris | Joe Ravens |
| John Qualen | Leonard Haskins |
| Tim Considine | Win Davitt |
| Stafford Repp | Mr. Miller |
| Bill Kennedy | Sanders |
| Kathryn Grant | Sally Haskins |
| Robert Patten | Swanson (uncredited) |
| Mack Williams | Mr. Johnson (uncredited) |
| Sol Gorss | Police captain (uncredited) |
| Henry Nakamura | Jerry Hakara (uncredited) |
| Don Kennedy | Mike Gladstone (uncredited) |
| Dexter Gordon | Saxophone Player (uncredited) |
| Art Gilmore | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Kenyon J. Scudder | Technical Advisor, Book |
| Hall Bartlett | Writer, Director |
| Cotton Warburton | Editor |
| Hy Zaret | Lyricist |
| Virgil Miller | Director of Photography |
| Edward G. Boyle | Set Decoration |
| Hugh Chaloupka | Assistant Editor |
| Robert Farfan | Assistant Director |
| Hal Bumbaugh | Sound |
| Jane Romeyn | Hairstylist |
| Steven Clensos | Makeup Artist |
| Fred Russell | Grip |
| Ben Chapman | Production Manager |
| Rebekah Scudder | Technical Advisor |
| Alex North | Original Music Composer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
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