
Senza catene
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

Jerry Paris
Joe Ravens

Stafford Repp
Mr. Miller

Art Gilmore
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch
Steve Davitt

Todd Duncan
Bill Howard

Robert Patten
Swanson (uncredited)

Sol Gorss
Police captain (uncredited)

Chester Morris
Kenyon Scudder

Johnny Johnston
Eddie Garrity

Bill Kennedy
Sanders

Dexter Gordon
Saxophone Player (uncredited)

John Qualen
Leonard Haskins

Tim Considine
Win Davitt

Kathryn Grant
Sally Haskins

Mack Williams
Mr. Johnson (uncredited)

Henry Nakamura
Jerry Hakara (uncredited)

Don Kennedy
Mike Gladstone (uncredited)

Barbara Hale
Mary Davitt

Peggy Knudsen
Elaine