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Caged

  • 1950
  • Approved
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Eleanor Parker in Caged (1950)
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Film NoirPrison DramaPsychological DramaTragedyCrimeDrama

A gentle, naive, pregnant 19-year-old widow is slowly, inexorably ground down by the hardened criminals, sadistic guards, and matron at a woman's prison. Will she be the same person when her... Read allA gentle, naive, pregnant 19-year-old widow is slowly, inexorably ground down by the hardened criminals, sadistic guards, and matron at a woman's prison. Will she be the same person when her sentence is up?A gentle, naive, pregnant 19-year-old widow is slowly, inexorably ground down by the hardened criminals, sadistic guards, and matron at a woman's prison. Will she be the same person when her sentence is up?

  • Director
    • John Cromwell
  • Writers
    • Virginia Kellogg
    • Bernard C. Schoenfeld
  • Stars
    • Eleanor Parker
    • Agnes Moorehead
    • Ellen Corby
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Cromwell
    • Writers
      • Virginia Kellogg
      • Bernard C. Schoenfeld
    • Stars
      • Eleanor Parker
      • Agnes Moorehead
      • Ellen Corby
    • 95User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars
      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

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    Caged (1950)

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    Eleanor Parker
    Eleanor Parker
    • Marie Allen
    Agnes Moorehead
    Agnes Moorehead
    • Ruth Benton
    Ellen Corby
    Ellen Corby
    • Emma Barber
    Hope Emerson
    Hope Emerson
    • Evelyn Harper
    Betty Garde
    Betty Garde
    • Kitty Stark
    Jan Sterling
    Jan Sterling
    • Jeta Kovsky - aka Smoochie
    Lee Patrick
    Lee Patrick
    • Elvira Powell
    Olive Deering
    Olive Deering
    • June Roberts - Inmate
    Jane Darwell
    Jane Darwell
    • Isolation Matron
    Gertrude Michael
    Gertrude Michael
    • Georgia Harrison
    Sheila MacRae
    Sheila MacRae
    • Helen
    • (as Sheila Stevens)
    Gertrude Astor
    Gertrude Astor
    • Inmate
    • (uncredited)
    George Baxter
    George Baxter
    • Jeffries
    • (uncredited)
    Guy Beach
    • Mr. Cooper
    • (uncredited)
    Don Beddoe
    Don Beddoe
    • Commissioner Sam Walker
    • (uncredited)
    Gail Bonney
    Gail Bonney
    • Inmate
    • (uncredited)
    Lovyss Bradley
    Lovyss Bradley
    • Inmate
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Brooks
    • Man in Car
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • John Cromwell
    • Writers
      • Virginia Kellogg
      • Bernard C. Schoenfeld
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    • Trivia
      After I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) led to prison reform in six states, Warners producer Jerry Wald wanted to do the same for women's prisons and sent former newspaper reporter Virginia Kellogg out. She had written a novel that became a Kay Francis film, Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933), about a doctor who bears a child out of wedlock. She had also written well-researched original stories that were the basis for T-Men (1947), about treasury agents, and White Heat (1949), starring James Cagney as a psychotic gangster. She spent months doing research for Caged (1950) at prisons around the country, and was even briefly incarcerated in one of them. Her research is evident in the script with authentic prison slang of the era, and details of prison life, such as the caste system, and the tedium of daily life. Virginia Kellogg and Bernard C. Schoenfeld received an Oscar® nomination for Caged (1950)'s story and screenplay.
    • Goofs
      An inmate, Georgia Harrison, gets hysterical and breaks the window in her corridor. In this case, the window was inside the bars, which is why the glass would be in a protected and unreachable position. Instead, the bars would have been placed first inside, then the glass further away. The glass would probably be re-enforced glass with wire or even safety glass. Otherwise, an inmate could do just what Georgia did, break it. Then pieces of the glass could be used against other inmates or even prison employees. But then if the glass was safety glass, the scene with Georgia breaking the window would not have been quite so dramatic.
    • Quotes

      Helen: [referring to a newly paroled Marie Allen] What shall I do with her file?

      Ruth Benton: Keep it active. She'll be back.

    • Connections
      Edited into House of Women (1962)

    User reviews95

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    9/10

    Absolutely the best women in prison film made!!!

    This film, of the genre, women in prison, or incarcerated.... is the best.. I cant understand why its not available on VHS or DVD !!!?? Brilliant performances by Eleanor Parker, Agnes Moorehead, and especially, Hope Emerson, as the prison matron... were all outstanding!! Parker & Emerson were Oscar nominated, and in a year (1950) which gave us, "All About Eve" , "Sunset Blvd", and others, that was no easy feat!!...Parkers beauty and innocence gave the film its sensitivity & vulnerability... Moorehead was also outstanding (as always) but Emerson defined the role of prison matron.. forever!!.wow what a monster....!!! what a performance.. !!watch for the lesbian moments as Emerson attempts to control the "girls" esp. Parker.. Nice moments by Gertrude Hoffmann (later Mrs Odettes in TVs "My Little Margie",) as the older inmate.... and the entire cast... a gem... dont miss.... and please reissue on video......
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    • Release date
      • June 10, 1950 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sin remisión
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.-First National Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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