Chained for Life

Chained for Life
Original film poster
Directed by	Harry L. Fraser
Produced by	George Moskov
Written by	Ross Frisco (original idea) Nat Tanchuck (screenplay) Albert de Pina (additional dialogue)
Starring	Violet Hilton Daisy Hilton Mario Laval Allen Jenkins Patricia Wright
Music by	Henry Vars
Cinematography	Jockey Arthur Feindel
Edited by	Joseph Gluck
Production company	Spera Productions
Distributed by	Classic Pictures Inc.
Release date	January 1952
Running time	81 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

Chained for Life is a 1951 exploitation film featuring the famous conjoined ("Siamese") Hilton Twins, Daisy and Violet. It features several vaudeville acts, including juggler Whitey Roberts, a man doing bicycle stunts, and a man, Tony Lovello, who plays the William Tell Overture and "Hungarian Dance No. 5" at breakneck speed on an accordion.

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' voices are featured in three duets, including "Every Hour of Every Day" and "Love Thief".

The movie was directed by Harry L. Fraser.

The movie opens with a judge (Norval Mitchell) begging the audience for help in resolving a terrible dilemma. The action moves to a courtroom, where Vivian Hamilton is on trial for the shooting death of her sister's lover. The story unfolds in flashback as various characters are called to testify.

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 reinvigorate their career. 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 is too old to turn down a chance at love, and agrees to serve as Andre's love interest.