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Caged is a 1950 film which tells the story of a young woman who is sent to prison for being an accessory to a robbery. Her time in jail changes her from an innocent into a hardened convict.

The movie was adapted by Virginia Kellogg from the story Women Without Men by Kellogg and Bernard C. Schoenfeld. It was directed by John Cromwell.

Plot

A 19-year-old woman (Parker) is sent to prison after a botched armed robbery attempt with her husband goes bad. While receiving her prison physical, she finds out that she is two months pregnant with her dead husband's baby. Later, she goes into early labor while behind bars after a convict friend commits suicide. After being in trouble a few times, including being locked up in solitary confinement and having her head shaved by a sadistic prison guard, the woman starts becoming more like the career criminals she's locked in with.

Awards

It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Eleanor Parker), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Hope Emerson) and Best Writing, Story and Screenplay. The film was remade as House of Women in 1962.

Cast

Eleanor Parker
as Marie Allen
Agnes Moorehead
as Ruth Benton
Ellen Corby
as Emma Barber
Hope Emerson
as Evelyn Harper
Betty Garde
as Kitty Stark
Jan Sterling
as Smoochie
Lee Patrick
as Elvira Powell

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