Unchained (1955)
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.
- 上映日期
- 1955-08-25
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- 片长（分钟）
- 1小时15分钟
- 类型
- 犯罪, 剧情
- 导演
- Hall Bartlett
演员阵容
- 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
- 约翰·奎尔伦 — Leonard Haskins
- Tim Considine — Win Davitt
- 斯塔福德·雷普 — Mr. Miller
- Bill Kennedy — Sanders
- Kathryn Grant — Sally Haskins
趣闻
Unchained is a 1955 prison film written, produced and directed by Hall Bartlett and starring Elroy Hirsch, Barbara Hale, Chester Morris, Todd Duncan, and Johnny Johnston. Based on the non-fiction book Prisoners are People by Kenyon J. Scudder, it is most remembered for its theme song, "Unchained Melody".
Production
The film was based on the career of Kenyon J. Scudder, former supervisor at Chino prison in California, as detailed in Scudder's book.
Former football player Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch played the lead character, while another inmate was played by Jerry Paris (later of The Dick Van Dyke Show), among others. Chester Morris portrayed reformist warden Kenyon J. Scudder, who authored the book the film is based on. Others in the cast included Peggy Knudsen and Barbara Hale, who appeared as women visiting the prisoners.
The film was shot at the prison in Chino, California, where Gordon was then serving time for possession of heroin.
The theme song "Unchained Melody" was written by Alex North and Hy Zaret and performed by Todd Duncan. Todd Duncan played one of the prisoners and sang a shortened version of the song accompanied by another prisoner on guitar. The song was nominated at the 1955's Oscars for Best Song, but lost to "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing".
Unchained Melody has since become a standard and one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, most notably by the Righteous Brothers in 1965. Over 1,500 recordings of "Unchained Melody" have been made by more than 670 artists, in multiple languages. In 1955, three versions of the song charted in the Top 10 in the United States, and four versions appeared in the Top 20 in the United Kingdom simultaneously, an unbeaten record for any song.
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