Trailer - Caged - 1950

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Entertainment Film Reviews 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. Her brutal experiences while incarcerated along with the killing of her husband transform her from a meek naive woman into a hardened convict.[3] The film's subplot includes massive prison corruption.[citation needed] Caged was adapted by Virginia Kellogg from the story "Women Without Men" by Kellogg and Bernard C. Schoenfeld. The studio had originally intended the film to be a vehicle for Bette Davis and Joan Crawford but Davis declined the role

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. Her brutal experiences while incarcerated, along with the killing of her husband, transform her from a meek, naive woman into a hardened convict.[3] The film's subplot includes massive prison corruption.[citation needed]

Caged was adapted by Virginia Kellogg from the story "Women Without Men" by Kellogg and Bernard C. Schoenfeld. The studio had originally intended the film to be a vehicle for Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, but Davis declined the role, suspecting it to have objectionable homosexual content.[citation needed]

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