Summary
A single mistake puts a 19-year old girl behind bars, where she experiences the terrors and torments of women in prison.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.
Cast
24 of 39
Eleanor ParkerMarie Allen
Agnes MooreheadRuth Benton
Ellen CorbyEmma Barber
Hope EmersonEvelyn Harper
Betty GardeKitty Stark
Jan SterlingGita "Smoochie" Kovsky
Lee PatrickElvira Powell
Olive DeeringJune Roberts
Jane DarwellIsolation Matron
Gertrude MichaelGeorgia Harrison
Sheila MacRaeHelen
Gertrude AstorInmate (uncredited)
George BaxterJeffries (uncredited)
Don BeddoeCommissioner Sam Walker (uncredited)
Gail BonneyInmate (uncredited)
Jean CalhounInmate (uncredited)
Marlo DwyerJulie O'Brien (uncredited)
Helen Eby-RockInmate (uncredited)
Edith EvansonMiss Barker (uncredited)
Grayce HamptonWoman (uncredited)
Grace HayesMugging Matron (uncredited)
Gertrude HoffmannMillie Lewis (uncredited)
Taylor HolmesSen. Ted Donnolly (uncredited)
Crew
- Directed by
- John Cromwell
- Written by
- Bernard C. Schoenfeld, Virginia Kellogg
- Produced by
- Jerry Wald
- Music by
- Max Steiner
Everyone
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Facts
May 19, 1950 · 1 h 36 min · Violence
- Released
- May 19, 1950
- Runtime
- 1 h 36 min
- Content
- Violence
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United States
- Available in
- 131 countries
Tropes
Hellhole Prison, The Sociopath, Captivity Harmonica +9
Q&A
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Questions about Caged
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Is Caged worth watching?
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 63 (IMDb 7.6 and Rotten Tomatoes 50%). Audiences rate it higher (80 out of 100) than critics (50).
Will I feel good after watching Caged?
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 9 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.
Will Caged scare me?
At times: scares are rated 7 of 10.
What tropes does Caged use?
TV Tropes lists 38 tropes for it, including Hellhole Prison, The Sociopath, and Captivity Harmonica.


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