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Caged is a 1950 American film noir [2] directed by John Cromwell and starring Eleanor Parker, Agnes Moorehead, Betty Garde, Hope Emerson, and Ellen Corby. It was nominated for three Academy Awards. [citation needed] The film portrays the story of a young newlywed sent to prison for armed robbery.
Caged: Directed by John Cromwell. With Eleanor Parker, Agnes Moorehead, Ellen Corby, Hope Emerson. 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.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- John Cromwell
- 1950-06-10
Caged (1950) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Marie Allen is a 19-year-old innocent who is sent to the State penitentiary after becoming involved in a robbery staged by her now-dead husband. She is two months pregnant and finds herself in the company of both petty and hardened criminals.
Aug 9, 2013 · Caged. (1950) By Jake Hinkson. August 9, 2013. Jenji Kohan’s Netflix series Orange Is The New Black is doing amazing things with the Women In Prison genre—creating a deeply moving, and often funny, portrait of life behind bars. But she’s drawing on a film tradition that back decades.
A single mistake puts a 19-year old girl behind bars, where she experiences the terrors and torments of women in prison.
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Feb 20, 2013 · Frightened 19-year-old Marie Allen gets sent to an Illinois penitentiary for being an accomplice in an armed robbery. A sympathetic prison head tries to help, but her efforts are subverted by cruel matron Evelyn Harper. Marie's harsh experiences turn her from doe-eyed innocent to hard-nosed con.