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Caged

Caged

Crime · Drama · 1950

A single mistake puts a 19-year old girl behind bars, where she experiences the terrors and torments of women in prison.

Movie details

Caged

“The Story of a Women's Prison today”

1950 Crime · Drama 1h 36m

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TMDB

7.1 / 10

Community rating

A single mistake puts a 19-year old girl behind bars, where she experiences the terrors and torments of women in prison.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

John Cromwell

Written by

Virginia Kellogg · Bernard C. Schoenfeld

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Marie Allen

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Ruth Benton

Ellen Corby

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Emma Barber

Hope Emerson

Hope Emerson

Evelyn Harper

Betty Garde

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Kitty Stark

Jan Sterling

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Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky

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Court is in session

Put Caged on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.