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Synopsis
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?
Year - 1950
Directed By - John Cromwell
Written By - Virginia Kellogg, Bernard Schoenfield
Produced By - Jerry Wald
Starring - Eleanor Parker, Agnes Moorehead, Ellen Corby, Hope Emerson
Why It’s Here
Why It’s Here
As Jake Hinkson points out in his Criminal Element review below, “most commentators read [Hope Emerson’s] character as an angrily-repressed lesbian…”
Movie Databases
Movie Databases
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Reviews
The Godmother of Women In Prison flicks: Caged (1950) - Criminal Element
Queer Film Blogathon: Caged (1950) - Thrilling Days of Yesteryear
CAGED* STARK, GRIPPING PRISON FILM IS HIGHLY EXPLOITABLE - Film Bulletin Volume 18, Number 10 May 8, 1950 via Internet Archive
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