The film "Chained For Life" features real-life Siamese twins, Daisy and Violet Hilton starring as singers Dorothy and Vivian Hamilton. The Hamilton sisters' low-life manager, Hinkley (Allen Jenkins) concocts a publity stunt scheme which involves one of the sisters marrying sleazy marksman, Andre Pariseau (Mario Laval). Pariseau goes along with the scheme because he wants top billing, and one of the sisters goes along with it because she'd like to have love and romance in her life. The film shamelessly exploits the physical problems of being a Siamese twin, and the plot flirts with such salacious possibilities as how would the married couple have any privacy. In one scene we're told that 27 states refuse the couple a marriage license as a marriage between Andre and a Siamese twin is considered bigamous. As the story develops, the implications of being a Siamese twin become much more serious when one of the twins faces the death penalty for murder. One twin commits the crime, but in essence both would serve the sentence. The film is all courtroom drama with flashbacks as various witnesses give their testimony. The acting in "Chained for Life" is fairly dismal, but the musical numbers are good quality. The sound quality, however, is not great, and the film is a bit crackly. "Chained for Life" has little beyond the curiosity factor to recommend it, and all I can say is that I hope the singing Hilton sisters earned some serious money from making this film

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Chained for Life (1951)

Unrated

Classic/Drama/Crime · 1h 21m · 5/25/2004

    
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The film "Chained For Life" features real-life Siamese twins, Daisy and Violet Hilton starring as singers Dorothy and Vivian Hamilton. The Hamilton sisters' low-life manager, Hinkley (Allen Jenkins) concocts a publity stunt scheme which involves one of the sisters marrying sleazy marksman, Andre Pariseau (Mario Laval). Pariseau goes along with the scheme because he wants top billing, and one of the sisters goes along with it because she'd like to have love and romance in her life. The film shamelessly exploits the physical problems of being a Siamese twin, and the plot flirts with such salacious possibilities as how would the married couple have any privacy. In one scene we're told that 27 states refuse the couple a marriage license as a marriage between Andre and a Siamese twin is considered bigamous. As the story develops, the implications of being a Siamese twin become much more serious when one of the twins faces the death penalty for murder. One twin commits the crime, but in essence both would serve the sentence. The film is all courtroom drama with flashbacks as various witnesses give their testimony. The acting in "Chained for Life" is fairly dismal, but the musical numbers are good quality. The sound quality, however, is not great, and the film is a bit crackly. "Chained for Life" has little beyond the curiosity factor to recommend it, and all I can say is that I hope the singing Hilton sisters earned some serious money from making this film

Release Country

United States

Barcode

089218441898

Release Date

5/25/2004

Audio

  English     

Studio

Alpha Video

Video Format

NTSC

Aspect Ratio

1.33:1

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Cast
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Violet Hilton

Vivian Hamilton
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Daisy Hilton

Dorothy Hamilton
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Mario Laval

Andre Pariseau
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Allen Jenkins

Hinkley
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Patricia Wright

Renée
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Alan Keys

Defense Attorney
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Norval Mitchell

Judge Mitchell (as Norvel Mitchell)
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Edna Holland

Mabel
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Brian O'Hara

District Attorney
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Jack Mulhall

Dr. Thompson
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Jim Hope

Tony Lavello (singer)
Crew
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Harry L. Fraser

Director
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Nat Tanchuck

Writer
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Albert DePina

Writer
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Ross Frisco

Writer
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