Caught (1949) | |
| Director(s) | Max Ophüls |
| Producer(s) | Wolfgang Reinhardt |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Noir |
| Top Topics | |
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Caught Overview:
Caught (1949) was a Drama - Film Noir Film directed by Max Ophüls and produced by Wolfgang Reinhardt.
SYNOPSIS
Ophuls directed this film noir about a young woman who marries a millionaire and finds wealth and security can't compensate for his abusiveness. Desperate to escape him when he's unwilling to divorce, she plots his murder.
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BlogHub Articles:
Caught in the silly grasp of ‘The Giant Claw’
By Toni Ruberto on Feb 8, 2025 From Classic Movie Hub BlogMonsters, by their very name, are supposed to be monstrous. Perhaps hideous like The Hideous Sun Demon, or beastly like Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. ?Just throw an exclamation point on the title like Them! or Tarantula! so we know something terrible is coming. Just give us a monster – it?s why w... Read full article
Walther Huston is caught in Frank Capra’s “American Madness”
By Stephen Reginald on Jun 16, 2024 From Classic Movie ManWalther Huston is caught in Frank Capra’s “American Madness” American Madness (1932) is a pre-Code drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Walter Huston. Other members of the cast include Pat O’Brien, Kay Johnson, and Constance Cummings. Tom Dickson (Huston) is ... Read full article
James Mason, Barbara Bel Geddes, and Robert Ryan are "Caught"
By Stephen Reginald on Jul 18, 2022 From Classic Movie ManJames Mason, Barbara Bel Geddes, and Robert Ryan are "Caught" Caught (1949) is an American film noir directed by Max Ophuls and starring James Mason, Barbara Bel Geddes, and Robert Ryan. The screenplay was by Arthur Laurents from the novel Wild Calendar by Libbie Block.Leonora Eames (Bel Geddes... Read full article
Tension (1949): Richard Basehart Caught Between The Good and The Bad Girl
By 4 Star Film Fan on Nov 30, 2019 From 4 Star FilmsBarry Sullivan has an absolute field day as a homicide cop, Lt. Collier Bonnabel, with very calculated methods of getting to the root of every crime. Whether it comes by pushing, cajoling, romancing, tricking, flattering — he’ll do whatever is necessary. What matters to him is to keep st... Read full article
book: Caught (2010) by Harlan Coben
By John Grant on Nov 11, 2019 From NoirishWe were away at a science fiction convention this past weekend, so everything’s a bit sleepy and tentative around Noirish Towers today. This will be just a quick note . . . TV investigative journalist Wendy Tynes ensnares social worker Dan Mercer in a sting operation, the latest triumph of her... Read full article
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Quotes from
Leonora Eames: Look at me! Look at what you bought!
Smith Ohlrig: Is she coming down?
Franzi Kartos: [Stands silent, knowing that Leonora is not coming down]
Smith Ohlrig: [Getting angrier] Why the devil do you think I sent you up there, you dirty little parasite? Get her down here!
Franzi Kartos: [Long pause] I think I prefer to be a headwaiter again, Mr. Ohlrig.
Franzi Kartos: [Heads for the door, then stops] You know, you're a big man, but not big enough to destroy that girl. Goodbye.
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Facts about
The 1992 restoration of the film, done at UCLA Film and Television Archives, was financed by Martin Scorsese, who would direct a biopic of Howard Hughes - upon whose life the film is based - The Aviator a decade later.
The character Smith Ohlrig is based on Howard Hughes,
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