| Chained for Life | |
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| Directed by | Harry L. Fraser |
| Produced by | George Moskov |
| Written by | Screenplay: Ross Frisco Nat Tanchuck Additional dialogue: Albert de Pina |
| Starring | Violet Hilton Daisy Hilton Mario Laval Allen Jenkins Patricia Wright |
| Music by | Henry Vars |
| Cinematography | Jockey Arthur Feindel |
| Editing by | Joseph Gluck |
| Distributed by | Classic Pictures Inc. Daisy Hilton and Violet Hilton ( February 5, 1908 – January 4, 1969) were a pair of Conjoined twins who toured in Daisy Hilton and Violet Hilton ( February 5, 1908 – January 4, 1969) were a pair of Conjoined twins who toured in Allen Jenkins ( April 9 1900 &ndash July 20 1974) was an American Character actor on stage screen and television Patricia Wright, a Conservationist and leading Lemur expert is currently a professor in the Department of Anthropology at the State University of New York Henryk Wars (birth name Warszawski or Warszowski December 29 1902, Warsaw - September 1 1977, USA) was a Polish |
| Release date(s) | October 29, 1954 |
| Running time | 81 min. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) |
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| Language | English |
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Chained for Life is a 1951 exploitation film featuring the famous conjoined ("Siamese") Hilton Twins, Daisy and Violet. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Exploitation film is a type of film that eschews the expense of quality productions in favor of making films inexpensively attracting viewers by exciting their more prurient interests Daisy Hilton and Violet Hilton ( February 5, 1908 – January 4, 1969) were a pair of Conjoined twins who toured in It features several vaudeville acts, including juggler Whitey Roberts, a man doing bicycle stunts, and a man who plays The William Tell Overture at breakneck speed on an accordion. Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s Juggling is a physical human skill involving the movement of objects usually through the air for entertainment (see Object manipulation) The Overture to the opera William Tell, especially its high-energy finale is a very familiar work composed by Gioachino Rossini. The accordion is a portable box-shaped Musical instrument of the hand-held Bellows -driven free-reed aerophone family sometimes referred to as a Squeezebox
The movie incorporates aspects of the twins' real life, including their singing act, a futile attempt by one sister to obtain a marriage license, and a publicity-stunt marriage.
The twins' sweet but unspectacular voices are featured in three duets, including "Every Hour of Every Day" and "Love Thief".
The movie was directed by Harry L. Fraser, marking a low point in an otherwise respectable career working with such stars as John Wayne, Clara Bow, and Tex Ritter. Harry L Fraser ( 31 March, 1889 - 8 April, 1974) was an American Film director. John Wayne ( May 26, 1907 &ndash June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning American Clara Gordon Bow ( July 29, 1905 &ndash September 27 1965) was an American Actress and Sex symbol, who rose to fame Tex Ritter (January 12 1905 &ndash January 2 1974 was an American country Singer and Actor and the father of actor John Ritter
Plot summary
The movie opens with a judge (Norval Mitchell) begging the audience for help in resolving a terrible dilemma. A judge, or justice, is an Official who presides over a Court of law Norval Mitchell, OBE, served in India from 1930 to 1947 initially with the Indian Civil Service and transferring to the Indian Political Service in 1934 A dilemma (Greek δί-λημμα "double proposition " is a Problem offering at least two solutions or possibilities of which none are practically The action moves to a courtroom, where Vivian Hamilton is on trial for her life for the shooting death of her sister's lover. A courtroom is the actual enclosed space in which a judge regularly holds Court. The story unfolds in flashback as various characters are called to testify. In history film television and other media a flashback (also called analepsis) is an interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current
Conjoined twins Dorothy and Vivian Hamilton (Daisy and Violet Hilton) have a successful vaudeville singing act, but their manager Hinkley (Allen Jenkins) thinks a publicity stunt will launch their career into the stratosphere. Conjoined twins are whose bodies are joined in utero A rare phenomenon the occurrence is estimated to range from 1 in 50000 births to 1 in 200000 births with a somewhat higher incidence Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s ManaGeR ( MGR) is a graphical Window system. The MGR server provides a builtin Window manager and windowed graphics Terminal emulation on color Allen Jenkins ( April 9 1900 &ndash July 20 1974) was an American Character actor on stage screen and television He pays stunt shooter Andre Pariseau (Mario Laval) to fake a romance with one of the twins. Vivian, the brunette, dislikes Andre and wants nothing to do with the scheme, but Dorothy, the blonde, quips that she's too old to turn down a chance at love, and agrees to serve as Andre's love interest. Brown hair is the second most common Hair color, with black being the most common Blond (also spelled blonde, see below) or fair-haired is a Hair color characterized by low levels of the dark Pigment eumelanin
The ploy works spectacularly, with "the girls" singing for standing room only crowds. But much to Vivian's dismay, Dorothy actually falls in love with the scheming Andre, who is only stringing her along. He is secretly involved with his shooting-act partner, Renee (Patricia Wright).
Andre proposes marriage, but the couple are unable to obtain a marriage license due to allegations that the marriage would constitute bigamy. The term polygamy (a Greek word meaning "the practice of multiple marriage" is used in related ways in Social anthropology, Sociobiology, and A desperate Dorothy convinces Vivian to seek separation surgery, even at the risk of their lives, so that she can pursue her dreams of love. Doctors, however, inform the women that such surgery is impossible. But, the doctors stress, there is no physical reason that Dorothy can't marry.
Somehow, due to a consultation with a blind minister, Dorothy and Andre are able to obtain their marriage license. In Christian churches, a minister is someone who is authorized by a church or religious organization to perform clergy functions such as teaching of beliefs The wedding ceremony is performed on-stage before an audience of dignitaries including the mayor. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government
But the very next day, Andre jilts Dorothy, claiming that he could not adjust to life as the husband of a conjoined twin. Vivian knows better, though, because she sees Andre and Renee kissing passionately. Her suspicions of Andre are confirmed. Vivian is outraged that her beloved sister was so mistreated.
During Andre's shooting performance, Vivian seizes one of Andre's guns and shoots him dead before a horrified audience.
The film returns to the judge, who can not decide how to dispose of the case. Justice for Andre requires that his murderer, Vivian, be executed. But this would cost the life of the innocent Dorothy, denying justice to her. The film ends with a plea for the viewer to resolve the dilemma.
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