🎬 Chained for Life (1951) 🎭🧬 | Conjoined Twin Sisters in a Heartbreaking Vaudeville Drama 🎟️💔 full movie - video Dailymotion

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✨Based on the real-life story of Daisy & Violet Hilton, Chained for Life (1951) offers a fascinating blend of exploitation drama and emotional realism, following the tragic tale of conjoined twins navigating fame, love, and social stigma in the post-vaudeville world.   📽️ Plot Summary:  Daisy and Violet Hilton, joined at the hip since birth, perform in a stage act—but their lives are anything but glamorous. When love enters the picture, scandal follows, and a shocking murder trial sets the stage for questions about justice, independence, and identity.   🕰️ Year Released: 1951  🎭 Genre: Drama, Exploitation, Courtroom  🎬 Directed by: Harry L. Fraser  🎞️ Starring: Daisy Hilton, Violet Hilton   🎯 Why Watch It?  ✔️ A rare film starring actual conjoined twins  ✔️ Unforgettable mix of melodrama and social commentary  ✔️ Cult classic with exploitation roots and real-world tragedy  ✔️ A must-watch for fans of vintage oddities & true stories   🔔 Don’t forget to LIKE 👍 | COMMENT 💬 | SUBSCRIBE 🔔 for more rare dramas, cult films, and public domain oddities!   👇 Explore More Vintage Drama & Human Stories Here:  📺 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYSxyPafGbnT7hNTlq29mZQJKn7wrNglY  ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━  🎞️ #ChainedForLife #DaisyAndVioletHilton #TrueStoryFilm #PublicDomainMovies #VintageDrama #1950sCinema #ConjoinedTwins #CultClassics #ExploitationFilm  ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━  💔🎭 Fame, love, and a courtroom drama like no other — Chained for Life is both heartbreaking and unforgettable.  ________________________________________

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00:00:00THE END

00:00:30THE END

00:01:00Ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to see you here.

00:01:20You came to be entertained and to forget your troubles.

00:01:26I know there is always some misunderstanding between husband and wife, parents and children

00:01:32and sweethearts.

00:01:34And everyone thinks his or her problem is always the greater.

00:01:38But I think after you hear this story, you might change your mind.

00:01:45And the things that appear grave to you now will diminish and fade away.

00:01:49Today, this story has a real problem.

00:01:55It is the story of Vivian Hamilton, accused of murder and being tried before me, Judge Mitchell,

00:02:02without a jury.

00:02:03Of course, the prosecution has painted Vivian Hamilton as a cold-blooded murderess, a woman

00:02:12without a soul.

00:02:14But we have yet to hear her side of the story.

00:02:18The defense may proceed.

00:02:23Your Honor, we have heard up to this time nothing but the damning evidence the prosecution has

00:02:28brought forth.

00:02:30We have offered no defense, nor do we intend to do so, until you have heard the real story.

00:02:36Vivian Hamilton, will you now tell the court, in your own words, your story as you lived it?

00:02:46Yes, sir.

00:02:48We were such a happy family.

00:02:50The Gordons, Sardo, Del Rio, the Benedettes, Rawson Kennedy, Whitey Roberts, Tony Lavella.

00:03:02We've always been the headliners, the Hamilton sisters.

00:03:05It was during rehearsal that our manager, Mr. Hinkley, sold an idea to Mr. McKenzie, the theater

00:03:13owner.

00:03:14And...

00:03:15Every hour of every day, every minute that you're away, I keep thinking of you.

00:03:35Blessing the love we knew.

00:03:43Every morning when I awake, have my coffee and coffee cake.

00:03:54I pour coffee for two, just as I did with you.

00:04:05Every evening I set your place, as it used to be.

00:04:16I imagine I'd see your face, smiling back at me.

00:04:27Every hour of every night, I keep dreaming I hold you tight.

00:04:40That's the way it will be, through this eternity, till you return to me.

00:04:58Bravo, magnífico, bravissimo.

00:05:05Great, isn't it, McKenzie?

00:05:10Well, a good routine.

00:05:13Good routine?

00:05:14Listen, with that act and a little smart publicity, your theater won't have enough seats to hold

00:05:19the audience, Mac.

00:05:19Andre, when did you get in?

00:05:22Today.

00:05:23I was sent for a special.

00:05:26Each time I see you girls, you look more wonderful.

00:05:28It's incredible.

00:05:30Each time I see you, I can't believe it either.

00:05:32After that riot in Memphis, when your mental lapse backside, I thought you'd given up your

00:05:38career.

00:05:38Oh, right, that was just, uh, just a mental lapse.

00:05:41Look, Ted, you're asking me for a percentage deal, but all you're offering is conversation.

00:05:46It doesn't have been a trick we haven't tried before.

00:05:48Except one.

00:05:49That's why I sent for police, though.

00:05:51Come on, let's go to your office.

00:06:04Come on, Andre.

00:06:05Come on, Andre.

00:06:10None of your foreign remarks.

00:06:12Oh, but I was talking about angels from heaven.

00:06:17Angels.

00:06:20Now, Mr. McKenzie, will you tell the court exactly what happened?

00:06:25Well, I remember.

00:06:28It all started as a publicity stunt for the show.

00:06:32The theater business had fallen to an all-time low.

00:06:36I knew I had an exceptionally good bill, but it still didn't help.

00:06:42I was ready to listen to any proposition.

00:06:46Hinkley sold me the idea.

00:06:50All right.

00:06:52You put an SRO sign on my box office, Hinkley, and you got yourself a deal.

00:06:57What about the girls?

00:06:58Will they go for it?

00:06:58Well, I'm their manager, aren't I?

00:07:01Just leave it to Hinkley.

00:07:02Oh, say, Mac.

00:07:08I happened to be a little low this week, and since I've been engaged, I was one...

00:07:13Sorry, Andre.

00:07:14You know our policy.

00:07:16No advances.

00:07:17Besides, I didn't send for you.

00:07:20Well, then who did?

00:07:21I did.

00:07:22Oh, you.

00:07:23And how about you lending me a hundred to payday?

00:07:27How bad do you need it?

00:07:28Bad enough to ask you.

00:07:31I'm not going to lend it to you.

00:07:34This time you're going to have to work for it.

00:07:35In fact, an extra hundred.

00:07:40Every week.

00:07:42What's the pitch?

00:07:43Romance.

00:07:43Right down your alley.

00:07:44I just dreamed up a little publicity stunt for the girls.

00:07:48And I'm going to need somebody to play, uh, Romeo.

00:07:53For a hundred a week.

00:07:54In advance.

00:07:59Bring on, Juliet.

00:08:10That door hasn't got enough, and you got hands.

00:08:13So knock before you come in.

00:08:15There's such a thing as privacy.

00:08:16From burlesque to privacy.

00:08:18Look, honey.

00:08:19That body beautiful of yours has been reflected off too many front row bald heads.

00:08:23So now, all of a sudden, it's Mabel.

00:08:25The modest maiden.

00:08:26During my career, burlesque was a nod.

00:08:28My act had dignity.

00:08:29Dignity!

00:08:31Look, kid.

00:08:31One more bump, and you've been right out of the theater.

00:08:34Where are the girls?

00:08:35In there.

00:08:36Hey, girls.

00:08:38The 10th of Center is here.

00:08:40Oh, look.

00:08:40This isn't the wide open spaces, and that's no lily of a valley.

00:08:44How do you smoke a good cigar?

00:08:46After the day, Mabel.

00:08:47After the day.

00:08:48What's it all about?

00:08:49Girls, from now on, it's mink and Cadillacs.

00:08:51Just like I said.

00:08:52Leave it to Hinkley.

00:08:53When I got full of Mackenzie, he couldn't wait to say yes.

00:08:56That...

00:08:56What?

00:08:57What do you mean, but?

00:08:58Did I ever tell you a story?

00:08:59Did I ever tell you a lie?

00:09:00Did I ever...

00:09:01Oh, look, there.

00:09:02This isn't very serious.

00:09:03It's just a little publicity stunt.

00:09:04The last publicity stunt he pulled was when he buried that swami.

00:09:07That hadn't been to the fire department.

00:09:09He'd have never dug him up.

00:09:10Burials, burials.

00:09:11What are you talking burials?

00:09:12This is an engagement.

00:09:13We're going to get married.

00:09:14Just a little publicity stunt.

00:09:16Nothing serious, eh?

00:09:18I've heard enough.

00:09:19Hinkley, you must be out of your mind.

00:09:21Out of his mind?

00:09:22But ten percent, he'd bury his own mother-in-law.

00:09:24Now, now, look, girls.

00:09:26Calm yourselves.

00:09:27Nobody's really getting married.

00:09:29And good publicity never heard of that.

00:09:31Especially for only a hundred a week.

00:09:33Bev, maybe he's right after all.

00:09:35This is show business.

00:09:36I knew you'd come up with some crazy idea.

00:09:39But this one might have possibilities.

00:09:42By the way, who's the groom?

00:09:44Andre.

00:09:45With all the men in the world, why did you have to pick on him?

00:09:48Who else would have done it?

00:09:49Count me out.

00:09:50I'm not the romantic type.

00:09:51Well, I guess from here on, my love story begins.

00:09:56Just leave it to Hinkley.

00:10:00Leave it to Hinkley.

00:10:02Well, if it all blows up, I can always go back to Minsky's.

00:10:08Well, at first, I didn't think it would work.

00:10:10But Hinkley's idea proved to be a winner.

00:10:15The newspapers lost no time in covering the announcement of the engagement.

00:10:19And he had a smile to space and pages of publicity.

00:10:24Close together, please.

00:10:25Put your arm around there.

00:10:26And your chin up, please.

00:10:28A little more to the left, Miss Hamilton.

00:10:30Chin up.

00:10:32Ah, that's it.

00:10:33A trifle more now.

00:10:34Just a trifle.

00:10:35Well, you want us a great big smile.

00:10:36You should be very happy, Miss Dorothy.

00:10:40What's going on?

00:10:41What's all this about?

00:10:42Stand back.

00:10:43They're taking pictures.

00:10:43Can't you see?

00:10:44Oh, I'm sorry to be late.

00:10:47I'm from the examiner.

00:10:48You're just in time.

00:10:49Go ahead.

00:10:49Good.

00:10:50Well, ready now?

00:10:52Kiss your fiancé, Mr. Pariseau.

00:10:54Hold it.

00:10:55Still.

00:10:57Well, I really want to...

00:10:58I really want to...

00:10:59I really want to...

00:10:59Good luck, Andrew.

00:11:04A lot of happens to you, bossy.

00:11:06You bet.

00:11:34What did I tell you?

00:11:41S.R.O.

00:11:43Just leave it to Hank.

00:11:45Yeah.

00:11:53And I was practicing a little juggling I got so I could do three pretty well.

00:11:57You've been so nice.

00:11:58I'm going to try.

00:12:04Jealousy.

00:12:06Right, I'll fool them.

00:12:07You later.

00:12:15You know, a pause makes some juggers nervous.

00:12:19Doesn't bother me a dime.

00:12:24Watch this one.

00:12:25It's hard.

00:12:26Oh, isn't that awful?

00:12:35Oh, wait a minute.

00:12:38Oh, pretty good.

00:12:42It didn't suffer.

00:12:44There, I got it.

00:12:47Oh, pretty good.

00:12:48Throw me another plate here.

00:12:50Well, it's all right.

00:12:50Just one.

00:12:51That's it.

00:12:52Very good.

00:12:54Oh, there.

00:12:55There, I got it.

00:13:00Oh, how do you stop this thing?

00:13:05Don't laugh.

00:13:06It ain't funny.

00:13:08Now, wait a minute.

00:13:09Hold it.

00:13:11Oh, did you see that?

00:13:14Now, do me a favor, orchestra.

00:13:17Play me enough music to get me from here over to there.

00:13:20Will you?

00:13:20Okay?

00:13:20Okay.

00:13:26Let me see.

00:14:22How's it all going, girls?

00:14:32Just too good for words.

00:14:33You ought to see the show, Mr. Price.

00:14:35Couldn't get a seat.

00:14:36The S.I.O. sign is out.

00:14:37That's why I came backstage.

00:14:38Mackenzie said it was okay.

00:14:40Hurry it up, babe.

00:14:40We're almost done.

00:14:41Why don't you wait and join us after the show?

00:14:44I can't tonight, girls.

00:14:45I've got a date.

00:14:46I'll just stay on the wings and watch.

00:14:47Okay?

00:14:49Good luck.

00:14:52Good luck.

00:15:22Good luck.

00:15:47The End

00:16:17The End

00:16:47Never say you'll never fall in love

00:17:02Never say you don't like dreaming of

00:17:06A cozy cottage, a garden too

00:17:11And tiny feet to love to welcome you

00:17:16Never say you'll never be the kind

00:17:22To ever keep one sweetheart on your mind

00:17:27The kind that say they don't fall

00:17:30The hardest of all

00:17:33So never say you'll never fall in love

00:17:37Never say you'll fall in love

00:17:44Like dreaming of a cozy cottage, a garden too

00:17:52And tiny feet to love to welcome you

00:17:58Never say you'll be the kind

00:18:04To ever keep one sweetheart on your mind

00:18:08The kind that say they don't fall

00:18:11Fall the hardest of all

00:18:14So never, never

00:18:15No, never, never

00:18:17Never, never

00:18:18No, never, never

00:18:20Never say you'll never fall in love

00:18:23No, never say you'll never fall in love

00:18:33No, never say you'll never fall in love

00:18:35Ladies and gentlemen,

00:19:05a little bit later on in the act I'd like you to see some very unusual vital tricks.

00:19:12Right now, a little pistol work, if you please.

00:19:35Miss Hamilton.

00:19:42Miss Hamilton.

00:19:47Is it not true that you and your sister Vivian quarreled violently over Andre Caruso?

00:19:54Yes.

00:19:56Would you say those quarrels arose out of your sister's antagonism toward the deceased Andre Caruso?

00:20:03We had shared our lives without quarreling.

00:20:06There were many rules we were forced to follow, but we had learned that most of our problems

00:20:13could be settled annually.

00:20:14Sleeping, eating, living together.

00:20:17There were no adjustments in our relationship we could make.

00:20:18But after our quarrels about Andre, all our rules meant nothing.

00:20:24Now, I'll bring you your best grip.

00:20:25No, I don't think I want that one.

00:20:26Did not go in that, Nabel.

00:20:27What is this, a quick change act?

00:20:28Why don't you make up your mind?

00:20:29I've brought you everything in the trunk.

00:20:30You know, I think I'll go shopping tomorrow.

00:20:37I'll have enough thing to wear.

00:20:38Well, look, Dotty, this is the first time you wore mad.

00:20:40You know, I will have no money to get out of your room.

00:20:43I will not have any trouble at all.

00:20:45Why don't you make up your mind?

00:20:46We're going to have things to do tomorrow.

00:20:47You know, I think I'll go shopping tomorrow.

00:20:48I'll have enough thing to wear.

00:20:49Well, look, Dotty, this is the first time you wore mad and I came to wear a special bed.

00:20:58But after all the calls about Andre, I wanted to get out of your mind.

00:20:59the first time you wore that dress. You forget. I'm engaged. I can't be seen in just anything,

00:21:04Viv. Wait a minute. You're not taking my publicity seriously. I hope you're not falling

00:21:10for that chapshooter. Well, what if I do like him? He's shown me what living really means.

00:21:15Daddy, you are in love with him. Yes, and he's in love with me. You? You don't know

00:21:23what you're saying. You can't buy happiness. Maybe you can't, if you're trading for even

00:21:28money. But I can afford to be shortchanged. Don't forget. I'm 35. Come on, Viv. We have

00:21:35a date. You have a date. If I have a date, you have a date, too, my dear. Yes, with Hately.

00:21:41I love the distance in the middle of you playing. Never trust a gypsy with your heart. I was just

00:22:01stranger. Another of danger. In a gypsy cavern in my heart. A gypsy read my end and promised

00:22:17Mr. Lord. How did he understand that when I crossed his hand with gold, I gave my heart.

00:22:37Lord, you'll never find me. Lord, I left behind me. In a gypsy cavern in my heart. Oh, no, you must never

00:22:57trust a gypsy with your heart.

00:23:03That show was a great house we played to tonight. Hately's no fool. His idea really worked. We sure have been

00:23:23packing them in. Who is we? Why, Dorothy and me. Oh, you too, of course. Where do you come in? Why, I,

00:23:31I am the groom. In that case, any man would do. Forget my dear. Not everyone has my charm.

00:23:37That's what brings them in. Who do you think you are?

00:23:45Girls, it's unbelievable. Look, I just balanced the receipts. Dorothy, Vivian, can you imagine the

00:23:55money we'd have made if we were gonna pack the crowds and we turned away? It's terrific. It's colossal.

00:23:59And I'm gonna raise your salary 50 percent, Henry. Not bad at all. Why separate payrolls? Did you really

00:24:13think we were one? We have separate bankrolls, separate accounts. We've always left separate lives. And I

00:24:19spend my money as I please. Look at this. Mind you, that's Monday. But wait. Tuesday, we almost

00:24:33double the receipts. It's terrific. And let's see, we broke our records. If we'd only had the hippodrome. Oh, you.

00:24:41You're a silver. I love you. Will you marry me? Uh-huh. If this is for publicity, your timing is off. I don't see any

00:24:46photographers around. Vivian, Andre just proposed. For the same price, or the same price?

00:24:50No, you're a silver. I love you. Will you marry me? Uh-huh. If this is for publicity, your timing is off. I don't see any

00:25:10photographers around. Vivian, Andre just proposed. For the same price, or do we get a discount? Since

00:25:17he may be in the family. Oh, no. It'll cost you more. What? Well, haven't you heard Hinkley say you raised my

00:25:23salary 50 percent? But, Dottie, you're not. You can't be serious. Oh, yes I am. We are getting married.

00:25:30Hooray. Congratulations. That's the best thing that could have happened. Wait up. Wait up. Champagne. Did you hear that? They're getting married.

00:25:41Rene, what a place. They're getting married.

00:25:45What is your name? Your true name? Irene Anders. In the theater, you were known as Rene? Yes. You were Andre

00:26:03Ferrisso's assistant? Yes. Isn't it true that you were more than that? Yes. I was in love with Andre. We had planned to be

00:26:14married, and we would have been if it hadn't been for Dorothy Hamilton. He was in love with me. Nice technique, Andre. My dear, the true artist must give us all at every performance. You know, this profile of me isn't bad at all. Well, while you're making headlines, I'm getting the brush off. The only time I've seen you since this thing started is on the stage.

00:26:41Well, my dear, you should consider yourself very fortunate. Think of all the people who come to the theater just to see me and are turned away at the box office. Oh, tell it to Mackenzie. He might appreciate the big attraction. But it's the Hamilton sisters that are getting the percentage.

00:26:56Percentages? Percentages had a way of seeking their own level. That, my dear, is a basic law of supply and demand. But I have already started collecting our share.

00:27:08What did you do? What did you do? Hypnotize her? Charm is the word, Renee. Charm. And as you see from this photo, the subject is quite susceptible.

00:27:19Well, what am I supposed to do while you're teaching her economics? Join the Hots Club?

00:27:26You're not eligible. Yet. Now go along, my dear.

00:27:49Why don't you turn out your light, Dottie? I can't. I can't. Good night.

00:27:57Hello. Hello. This is for you. Listen.

00:28:23Listen.

00:28:24I'm yours forever, no longer free.

00:28:42I'll be forever, never free.

00:28:52You are the one, my heart at all.

00:29:03And I will be forever, ever yours.

00:29:11You are the one, my heart at all.

00:29:18You are the one, my heart at all.

00:29:23And I will be forever yours.

00:29:36Good night, my darling.

00:29:49Good night.

00:29:50You are the one, my heart at all.

00:30:00Good night.

00:30:02Good night.

00:30:03Good night.

00:30:07Good night.

00:30:12Good night.

00:30:14THE END

00:30:44THE END

00:31:14THE END

00:31:16Darling, I love you.

00:31:19Andre...

00:31:20THE END

00:31:25THE END

00:31:27THE END

00:31:31THE END

00:31:33THE END

00:31:35THE END

00:31:37Oh, my God.

00:32:07Daddy, what is it, darling?

00:32:10What is wrong?

00:32:14I've been dreaming.

00:32:16I can't. I can't go on.

00:32:19Don't you think I know how you feel?

00:32:22I wanted love, too.

00:32:24All our lives, we've had to bury every normal emotion.

00:32:28I'm not a machine. I'm a woman.

00:32:30I should have the right to live like one.

00:32:33We've always said we were like other people.

00:32:35People, yet different.

00:32:39From the moment we started to crawl,

00:32:42when the leg of the table got between us and we couldn't pass,

00:32:46we...

00:32:47Yes.

00:32:48I remember.

00:32:52But we decided that our physical bond...

00:32:54But we decided that our physical bond would never be our cause.

00:32:58But we've been successful.

00:33:01We've reached the top in show business.

00:33:03And there isn't a thing we can't have.

00:33:06Except happiness.

00:33:07We've fooled ourselves that by entertaining others,

00:33:10we were making ourselves happy.

00:33:12But I never stood in your way.

00:33:13No, but always together.

00:33:16On dates, parties, nightclubs.

00:33:19I want to be free.

00:33:21No, I know that the only way I can be happy

00:33:24is to be alone with a man I love.

00:33:26Free?

00:33:28But we've always been together.

00:33:31And we'll be that way forever.

00:33:34Not forever.

00:33:35There must be a way.

00:33:37There must be someone who can help.

00:33:39Then, remember?

00:33:43Dr. Thompson.

00:33:45Separation.

00:33:47But Dorothy...

00:33:50No.

00:33:52We've been prodded and examined like guinea pigs

00:33:55since the day we were born.

00:33:57This is my life, too.

00:33:59And I have a right to live it.

00:34:01Yes, you have that right.

00:34:04But what good is it?

00:34:07Nothing you do has any meaning without love.

00:34:11How much can love demand from it?

00:34:15Remember the two brothers?

00:34:17When one of them died

00:34:18and the other had to be separated?

00:34:21He only lived a few days.

00:34:23We wouldn't have a chance.

00:34:25I don't care.

00:34:26I'd rather be dead than go on like this.

00:34:29You really love him so much.

00:34:31All right.

00:34:35Let's see, Dr. Thompson.

00:34:41Never have a set of Siamese twins

00:34:43been operated on while both were alive.

00:34:47If this operation were to be attempted,

00:34:49it would have to be done in three stages.

00:34:52The first two, quite simple.

00:34:54Separation of the muscles, cartilage, and bone.

00:34:58Severance of the blood vessels would be no problem.

00:35:00The girls have different circulatory systems.

00:35:03Even their blood types are different.

00:35:06But the third will be difficult.

00:35:08And extremely dangerous.

00:35:10Successful separation of the nerves of the spinal column

00:35:13would be a great aid to science.

00:35:16But it might result in death.

00:35:18In this case, I would say,

00:35:19the prognosis is unfavorable.

00:35:22Dr. Eckhart, what is your opinion?

00:35:25These two girls cannot live apart.

00:35:28Although they have two distinctly independent minds,

00:35:31they have been conditioned since birth

00:35:33to live as an entity.

00:35:35In my opinion, their separation is not feasible.

00:35:38When I examined the girls a number of years ago,

00:35:41the mere mention of doctor was enough to disturb them.

00:35:44Only a great emotional stress has brought them here.

00:35:50Dorothy's desire for marriage.

00:35:52This will not be easy.

00:35:54Miss Manning, will you have the girls step in?

00:35:56Yes, sir.

00:36:00The doctor will see you now.

00:36:01Dr. Eckhart, Dr. Hurd, and myself

00:36:10have discussed your case at great lengths.

00:36:15And we want to tell you that we admire your extreme courage.

00:36:20But I'm afraid there's very little hope.

00:36:23There's nothing you can do.

00:36:27As a woman, I understand thoroughly.

00:36:30There is nothing to keep you from getting married.

00:36:34There's no reason why you can't have children,

00:36:36as you are.

00:36:38My advice to you is get married.

00:36:43I guess there's nothing left.

00:36:46It's your happiness.

00:36:48Go ahead.

00:36:49Get married.

00:36:49This is unheard of.

00:37:00If somebody had told me, I wouldn't have believed it.

00:37:02Neither would I, but it's a fact.

00:37:04What's the matter with those monkeys?

00:37:06I don't know.

00:37:07We got it?

00:37:14We got it all right.

00:37:15In the neck.

00:37:17I sent for you because you asked me to get Dorothy a marriage license.

00:37:23Here's the result.

00:37:24Twenty-seven different states have denied you the right to marry.

00:37:27But why?

00:37:28I don't understand.

00:37:29I'm baffled myself.

00:37:30They gave no reason.

00:37:31They say it's bigamy.

00:37:33How dare they?

00:37:35I'll sue for damages.

00:37:37For what?

00:37:38By the implication.

00:37:39Me, a bigamist.

00:37:41Look, Dorothy.

00:37:43Well, there's a will, there's a way.

00:37:45I'm going to send you to a friend of mine.

00:37:47Maybe he can see a way out.

00:37:48His name is Dr. Burnham.

00:37:50Doctor?

00:37:50No, he's not that kind of a doctor.

00:37:55Here's his address.

00:37:56Here's his address.

00:38:21Hello.

00:38:22Dr. Burnham, please.

00:38:25I'll wait.

00:38:27This way, girls.

00:38:29Oh, who is it, Martha?

00:38:31Well, there's two young ladies to see you.

00:38:33This is Dr. Burnham.

00:38:34We will refer to you, Doctor.

00:38:36Oh, yes.

00:38:36Well, I hope you won't mind if we chat while I plant this bush.

00:38:40There's a bench right over there.

00:38:42And, Martha, why don't you fix us some tea?

00:38:45Of course.

00:38:46Thank you, Doctor.

00:38:47That old bench is a little shaky.

00:38:49I must fix it sometime, but the garden seems to take about all of my time.

00:38:55Martha objects, too.

00:38:56She says I spend more of my time on my flowers than I do on my sermons.

00:39:01And perhaps she's right.

00:39:03Though I must say my congregation doesn't seem to suffer for it.

00:39:09They're twins.

00:39:10Yes.

00:39:12Nature sometimes permits twins to blossom from the same bud.

00:39:17So, Miss, you make it sound as if nature were granting a favor.

00:39:21Oh, no, my dear.

00:39:22Nature never grants favors.

00:39:25What she does is with purpose and meaning.

00:39:28Every living creature is a part of her pattern.

00:39:32What purpose can she have in creating this, when every other thing is an entity by itself?

00:39:36It is not easy to understand God's mysterious ways with patience.

00:39:44But I'm afraid mine is just about gone now.

00:39:48This string simply won't come untied.

00:39:50Oh, thank you.

00:39:56Children, I think I understand your bitterness.

00:40:00But you must relieve yourself of belief in limitations.

00:40:05But the barriers raised before us are very real.

00:40:08Faith can overcome evil beliefs.

00:40:12You have been forced to live together constantly, bound by spiritual and physical ties.

00:40:18Yet I am sure you have found a way to live separate and private lives.

00:40:24Mentally, we have.

00:40:25But it's almost impossible to convince people of that.

00:40:29That's why we came to you.

00:40:31I want to get married.

00:40:32But the officials have refused me a license.

00:40:35They say it would be bigamy.

00:40:36Why, that's bigotry.

00:40:39There can be no problem of moral or social wrong unless there is an intent of immorality.

00:40:46You shall marry the man of your choice.

00:40:49And I feel quite sure that in God's eyes, your marriage will be hallowed.

00:40:55Reverend Doctor, the key is ready.

00:40:57Yes, we're coming.

00:41:00Would you lead the way to the house?

00:41:02You see, I don't have my eyes with me.

00:41:04My dog is in the hospital.

00:41:09And now don't worry.

00:41:12I know about your problem.

00:41:14I'll see that you get a license.

00:41:16You are familiar with the weapons Andre Pariseau used in the shooting act?

00:41:35Of course.

00:41:36Do you recognize this revolver?

00:41:38Yes.

00:41:39It's the one that Andre used.

00:41:40Where else did you see this gun?

00:41:42And in whose hands?

00:41:44In Andre's, in this dressing room.

00:41:46The night that he showed me the marriage license that he got with the help of Dr. Burnham.

00:41:49You see, I got it.

00:41:56Here it is.

00:42:01You're not going through with this.

00:42:04Why?

00:42:05Who's going to stop me?

00:42:07Me.

00:42:09Suppose I told him the truth.

00:42:11About what?

00:42:13About us.

00:42:15It might spoil your marriage.

00:42:17You wouldn't dare.

00:42:22Don't forget I use real bullets.

00:42:25Accidents can happen.

00:42:29I can miss.

00:42:32Oh, don't be foolish.

00:42:35Haven't you seen our new building?

00:42:36Andre and Renee in the second spot.

00:42:39And it's only the beginning.

00:42:40Soon we'll be the headliners.

00:42:43I'll be a good girl and get dressed.

00:42:45And don't forget.

00:42:51We're at our wedding after the show.

00:43:04Come in.

00:43:05Darling, after the show, we're getting married.

00:43:11Everything is set.

00:43:12I'm so happy.

00:43:14Oh, even the mayor promised to be at our wedding.

00:43:16I raised the prices and there's no fighting to get in.

00:43:19It's fabulous.

00:43:20Look at this.

00:43:21Look at the headlines.

00:43:22I just wish this theater was might as a square garden.

00:43:24That theater.

00:43:25I thought Dr. Burnham was going to marry us at the church.

00:43:27That's ridiculous.

00:43:29This is a chance of a lifetime.

00:43:30Do you realize the publicity we're getting?

00:43:32Every official in the city will be here.

00:43:34How is it we knew nothing about it?

00:43:35There was no time for explanations.

00:43:37And after all, wasn't Dorothy eager to get married?

00:43:40Yes, but at least we hear they're being consulted.

00:43:42Well, what difference does it make for when we get married?

00:43:43We'll show people.

00:43:47How old is this?

00:43:48On stage.

00:43:49All right.

00:43:49Let's leave him alone.

00:43:52On stage.

00:43:53All right.

00:43:53Let's leave him alone.

00:43:58Now let me have one look at you.

00:44:00This is a big show tonight, girl.

00:44:01Yes, I think you look good.

00:44:31All right.

00:45:35Hey, is it new?

00:45:45Five carats.

00:45:46Wonderful, Andre.

00:45:50Diamonds, too?

00:45:53Good going.

00:46:24Ladies and gentlemen, this is the most unusual night in the history of the Bijou Theater.

00:46:37Over 2,500 guests will witness the marriage of Dorothy Hamilton to Andre Friso.

00:46:44They chose this stage because of the show people.

00:46:49The number of civic and social leaders present are too numerous to mention.

00:46:53But whether you're a social leader, a civic leader, or just plain Jane and Joe, we're happy to have you with us tonight.

00:47:00We are gathered in this company to witness the joining together of this man and this woman in holy matrimony.

00:47:15Into that state, these two persons have now come to be so joined.

00:47:20Unless anyone can show cause why you may not be so joined together, I will now proceed.

00:47:25By the authority vested in me as a justice of the peace,

00:47:28Do you, Andre Friso, take this woman to your wedded wife to live together in lawful matrimony?

00:47:35Do you, Dorothy Hamilton, take this man to your lawful wedded husband to live together in lawful matrimony?

00:47:43Will you love him, comfort him, honor, and keep him?

00:47:47I really wonder if she'll be that way.

00:47:49And by giving and receiving a ring, she sure deserves it.

00:47:53I do now pronounce you man and wife.

00:47:55You may kiss the bride.

00:48:04Congratulations, sir.

00:48:06Much happiness, my dear.

00:48:13Good night, girl.

00:48:20Good night, Mabel.

00:48:31Coming in.

00:48:43Good night, Mabel.

00:49:04Good night, Mabel.

00:49:06Yes, I feel pretty bad about that price.

00:49:20Rotten, I call it.

00:49:21But I'll get busy and have that marriage announced.

00:49:23Yeah, she can do that all right.

00:49:25But it's pretty hard to mend a broken heart.

00:49:27Yep.

00:49:28That's a dirty trick, the way Andre played Dottie.

00:49:31I can't figure why he did it.

00:49:33She's such a swell girl.

00:49:34I'll tell you why.

00:49:36Because he never loved her.

00:49:53Vivian Hamilton,

00:49:55would you now tell the court

00:49:57what happened after Andre Bariso deserted your sister?

00:50:00The show had to go on.

00:50:03We did our act as though nothing had happened.

00:50:04Until...

00:50:05Until...

00:50:06Never say you'll fall in love

00:50:11You like dreaming of a cozy cottage

00:50:17Never say you'll be the kind to ever keep one sweetheart on your mind

00:50:34The kind that say they don't fall for the hardest of all

00:50:40Don't never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never say you'll never fall in love

00:50:49Wow...

00:51:16You stole the golden sunshine

00:51:31And left a barren sky

00:51:34You stole the silver moonlight

00:51:38And left all heaven dry

00:51:42The diamond stars above you

00:51:46You plucked them all one day

00:51:50Then in one magic moment

00:51:53You stole my heart away

00:51:57Why, why, why

00:52:01Did you rob the sky?

00:52:06You're a lovely

00:52:08But I know you're a reply

00:52:13You stole the golden sunshine

00:52:16Then placed it in your smile

00:52:20You stole the silver moonlight

00:52:24To help you to beguile

00:52:28Your eyes are diamonds glowing

00:52:32And through them starlight pour

00:52:35My heart that you had stolen

00:52:39You have replaced with yours

00:52:43Why, why, why

00:52:47Don't I try to fly

00:52:51You're my lovely

00:52:54I'll love you

00:52:57Till I die

00:53:01I'll love you

00:53:06I'll love you

00:53:07I'll love you

00:53:08I'll love you

00:53:09I'll love you

00:53:10I'll love you

00:53:11I'll love you

00:53:12I'll love you

00:53:13I'll love you

00:53:14I'll love you

00:53:15I'll love you

00:53:16I'll love you

00:53:17I'll love you

00:53:18I'll love you

00:53:19I'll love you

00:53:20I'll love you

00:53:21I'll love you

00:53:22I'll love you

00:53:23I'll love you

00:53:24I'll love you

00:53:25I'll love you

00:53:26I'll love you

00:53:27I'll love you

00:53:28I'll love you

00:53:29Ladies and gentlemen, a little bit later on in the act, I'd like you to witness some very unusual rifle shots.

00:53:51But right now, a little pistol work, if you please.

00:53:59What's the rush, Viv?

00:54:19Why don't you snap out of it, Dottie?

00:54:21You didn't do a thing with our act tonight.

00:54:23I know it, but I can't help it.

00:54:25Look, sister, you don't think you're the only woman that's been filtred by Andre?

00:54:29No, of course not.

00:54:31It wouldn't be so bad, but I still love him.

00:54:33And that's what really hurts.

00:54:35Don't let him know it, Dottie.

00:54:36Smile.

00:54:37Put on a good act and smile.

00:54:39I'll try this.

00:54:40Let's change and get out of here.

00:54:41No.

00:54:42Why?

00:54:43Not yet.

00:54:44I want to watch Andre's act.

00:54:45Oh, all right.

00:54:46I want to watch Andre's act.

00:55:16I want to watch Andre's act.

00:55:46Now, for this next trick, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to use a mirror.

00:55:58Ladies and gentlemen, I believe that the act you're going to see performed on this stage tonight is the only one of its kind in the entire world.

00:56:25I'm going to use these blindfolds to play that organ.

00:56:30I'm going to use these blindfolds to play that organ.

00:56:34I'll be right back.

00:56:35I'll be right back.

00:56:36I'll be right back.

00:56:37I'll be right back.

00:56:38I'll be right back.

00:57:40Quiet, please.

00:57:41Quiet.

00:57:42Ladies and gentlemen, there's been a slight accident.

00:57:44Music!

00:57:45And that is the truth, the whole truth.

00:57:57The defense rests.

00:58:02Your witness.

00:58:03No questions.

00:58:04The defendant is excused.

00:58:06The judge is going to have a tough time making a decision in this case.

00:58:09Your Honor.

00:58:10There probably has never been a more unusual case presented in any court.

00:58:16Nor has any court heard so much testimony, irrelevant and immaterial.

00:58:23In a deliberate attempt to arouse our sympathy, the defense has taken us backstage into the

00:58:30life of the Hamilton sisters.

00:58:32Deliberately ignoring the fact that we are only here because murder has been committed.

00:58:39The state is not concerned with the involvement in the lives and loves of the defendant, her

00:58:46sister and the murdered man.

00:58:47It is only concerned with one question.

00:58:49Did or did not.

00:58:50Did or did not.

00:58:51Vivian Hamilton.

00:58:52With premeditation and in cold blood.

00:58:53kill the deceased Andre Parisa.

00:58:57Did or did not.

00:59:02Does Vivian Hamilton.

00:59:06The deceased Andre Parisa.

00:59:09Did or did not.

00:59:13Vivian Hamilton.

00:59:14Treated.

00:59:17It is only concerned with one question.

00:59:20kill the deceased Andre Parisa?

00:59:24The answer to that is yes.

00:59:28By her own admission.

00:59:31I therefore ask the court to bring in the only verdict possible.

00:59:36Guilty.

00:59:38Guilty of murder in the first degree.

00:59:42I thank you.

00:59:50Your Honor, the state has built a case against Vivian Hamilton, which is punishable by law

01:00:00and applicable to all human beings.

01:00:04The prosecution demands the extreme penalty.

01:00:10When it comes to punishment, the law demands equality.

01:00:16But the fact is, the law has never considered them as equals.

01:00:27They have been denied marriage, children, love, and all normal human fulfillment.

01:00:37Do you know how the Book of Knowledge defines them?

01:00:41As monstrosities.

01:00:44Your Honor, I ask you.

01:00:46Are they monstrosities or are they human beings?

01:00:51Has the law ever protected them?

01:00:54No.

01:00:56But when it comes to punishment, to the destruction of their lives,

01:01:01the law demands the extreme penalty.

01:01:06Yes.

01:01:09Vivian Hamilton is guilty.

01:01:11Guilty of loving her sister better even than her own life.

01:01:19Should you find the defendant guilty as charged under the statutes of this state,

01:01:26the death penalty would be mandatory.

01:01:27But if the law is to be satisfied, then the state becomes the murderer of an innocent person, Dorothy Hamilton.

01:01:37If you find Vivian Hamilton guilty of manslaughter, the penalty is life imprisonment.

01:01:43And even then, the law cannot defy her sister, Dorothy, of her rightful liberty.

01:01:51I believe it is a fact that the law cannot take Vivian Hamilton into custody.

01:01:57I cannot conceive in my mind any other verdict than not guilty.

01:02:05The defense rests its case in the hands of the court.

01:02:19State may proceed.

01:02:22State rests.

01:02:25All will remain in session until a decision has been reached.

01:02:27State may be reached.

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01:03:23State may be reached.

01:03:24State may be reached.

01:03:26All right, I'll tell the judge.

01:03:33The court will come to order.

01:03:47The defendant will rise.

01:03:55After three years on the bench, I can find no precedent that will help serve me as a guide in this case.

01:04:02Justice has two purposes, to protect the innocent and to punish the guilty.

01:04:08Were I Solomon, I might be given the supreme wisdom to do justice.

01:04:14But as it is, I cannot pass sentence on an innocent person and deprive her of her liberty and her life.

01:04:20Therefore, a higher court than mine must impose final judgment.

01:04:26You have just listened to the tragic story of the Hamilton sisters.

01:04:31Do you still think that your problems are as great as theirs?

01:04:35And yet they learn to live in harmony.

01:04:38We all have problems.

01:04:40And I must confess that I too have a problem.

01:04:45Perhaps you can help me.

01:04:47The defense has chosen to place the entire responsibility of this case on my conscience.

01:04:54Had the defense chosen trial by jury, anyone of you might have been selected to share this burden.

01:05:00And I wonder, if you were the jury, what would your verdict be?

01:05:08Please help me.

01:05:10Let me know.

01:05:12Help me solve my greatest problem.

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