Caged (1950)

Caged (1950) was a Crime - Drama Film directed by John Cromwell and produced by Jerry Wald.

Academy Awards 1950 --- Ceremony Number 23 (source: AMPAS)

This Ain’t Endora: Agnes Moorehead in Caged (1950)

Caged (1950), categorized in most cinema circles as film noir, takes a grim and often harrowing look inside a women?s prison, concentrating primarily on one Marie Allen (excellently portrayed by Eleanor Parker), a 19-year-old who?s convicted as an accessory to an armed robbery committed by her husba... Read full article

Eleanor Parker Was “Caged”

When I was introduced to Eleanor Parker as Baroness Elsa Schraeder in The Sound of Music (Robert Wise, 1965), I didn’t immediately become a fan of her. Her character annoyed me, and, perhaps, I was too focused on Julie Andrews to take the time to focus on her performance. And this, even tho I ... Read full article

Caged (1950)

Caged proves to be a stark, even uncompromising picture for the 1950s. Director John Cromwell had a long career in Hollywood, helmed some quality film noir, and became a subsequent casualty of the Blacklist but this just might be his finest effort. Furthermore, despite being an actress of some accla... Read full article

Caged (1950, John Cromwell)

Max Steiner does the music for Caged, which is strange to think about because Caged barely has any music. Director Cromwell instead emphasizes the silence, especially as the film opens. Right after the opening credits, which do have music, Caged gets very quiet. “Silence” reads all the w... Read full article

Caged (1950)

Before?Orange is the New Black?rocked television screens, the women’s prison was a location commonly lampooned?in exploitation movies of the 1970s or X-rated content. ?If you go back further you’ll find 1950′s?Caged, a social welfare “expose” on the harsh realities of a... Read full article