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Caged is a 1950 American film noir drama directed by John Cromwell and produced by Jerry Wald. The screenplay was written by Virginia Kellogg, with the story also credited to her. The cast includes Eleanor Parker, Agnes Moorehead, Ellen Corby, and Hope Emerson. Filmed in black-and-white, the production was handled by Warner Bros. Entertainment, with cinematography by Carl E. Guthrie and editing by Owen Marks. Max Steiner composed the score, and Leah Rhodes served as costume designer.
The film has a runtime of 96 to 97 minutes and was released on May 19, 1950. It is distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix via video on demand. The narrative follows a 19-year-old girl imprisoned after a single mistake, depicting the torments of women in prison. Keywords associated with the work include prison, pregnancy, women's prison, prison warden, and prison guard.
Caged was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress, Best Actress, Best Writing (Original Screenplay), and Best Story. It holds a rating of 7.6 on IMDb and a vote average of 7.125 on TMDb. The film has been assessed under the Bechdel test.
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7.1A single mistake puts a 19-year old girl behind bars, where she experiences the terrors and torments of women in prison.
Cast
- Eleanor Parker as Marie Allen
- Agnes Moorehead as Ruth Benton
- Ellen Corby as Emma Barber
- Hope Emerson as Evelyn Harper
- Betty Garde as Kitty Stark
- Jan Sterling as Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky
Themes
- prison
- pregnancy
- women's prison
- prison warden
- prison guard
- film noir
- prison riot
- shaved head
- christmas
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- prison film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- John Cromwell
- Screenwriter
- Virginia Kellogg
- Cast member
- Esther Howard
- Composer
- Max Steiner
- Producer
- Jerry Wald
- Cinematographer
- Carl E. Guthrie
- Duration
- 96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 654857
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Caged - Theatre ad - 8 June, 1950.png
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- publication date
- 1950-05-19
- film editor
- Owen Marks
- title
- Caged
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Story
- color
- black-and-white
- costume designer
- Leah Rhodes
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- Commons category
- Caged (1950 film)
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