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Chained for Life poster
C
Average
MASTER SCORE 47.1 / 100
1952·Crime / Drama / Film-Noir·1h 21m

CHAINED FOR LIFE

“Joined together, how can they make love to separate husbands?”

A Siamese twin kills the husband who left her. The courts have to decide if she is convicted of murder, how can they punish her sister, who had nothing to do with the crime?

Above the Line
Harry L. Fraser·DirectorNat Tanchuck·ScreenplayJockey Arthur Feindel·Director of PhotographyHenry Vars·Original Music ComposerJoseph Gluck·Editor
Cast
Violet Hilton·Vivian HamiltonDaisy Hilton·Dorothy HamiltonPatricia Wright·ReneeMario Laval·Andre PariseauAllen Jenkins·HinkleyNorval Mitchell·Judge MitchellEdna Holland·MabelBrian O'Hara·Mr. MackenzieHerbert Lytton·District AttorneyJack Mulhall·Dr. Thompson
Full Crew
(9 credits)
Directing· 1
Harry L. Fraser·Director
Writing· 1
Nat Tanchuck·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Jockey Arthur Feindel·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Joseph Gluck·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Henry Vars·Original Music ComposerHugh McDowell Jr.·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 1
Josef Norin·Makeup Artist
Production· 1
George Moskov·Producer
Other Departments· 1
Ida Forgette·Hairstylist
By the Numbers
47.1
OF 100
Master Score
4.3
OF 10
IMDb
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Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Chained for Life's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#F0A0B0
#000000
#FFFFFF
Mood
Mysterious, Somber
Composition
Split
Era
Ambiguous
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features a split background with a pink upper left corner and a black lower right, separated by a large white calligraphic title. Below the title, tw”

Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
7/10
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