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What keeps them from crashing out?
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.
Cast

Mack Williams
Mr. Johnson (uncredited)

Don Kennedy
Mike Gladstone (uncredited)

Dexter Gordon
Saxophone Player (uncredited)

Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch
Steve Davitt

Peggy Knudsen
Elaine

Stafford Repp
Mr. Miller

Art Gilmore
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Barbara Hale
Mary Davitt

Todd Duncan
Bill Howard

Johnny Johnston
Eddie Garrity

Bill Kennedy
Sanders

Sol Gorss
Police captain (uncredited)

Chester Morris
Kenyon Scudder

Jerry Paris
Joe Ravens

Tim Considine
Win Davitt

Kathryn Grant
Sally Haskins

Robert Patten
Swanson (uncredited)

Henry Nakamura
Jerry Hakara (uncredited)

John Qualen
Leonard Haskins