# Caged (1950)

> A frightened young accomplice enters prison pregnant and emerges hardened by a system designed to reform her but determined to break her.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/18088

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: John Cromwell
- Cast: Eleanor Parker, Agnes Moorehead, Ellen Corby, Hope Emerson, Betty Garde, Jan Sterling, Lee Patrick, Olive Deering
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042296/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: grim, claustrophobic, compassionate, classic cinema night, social issue film night

## Synopsis

A young woman's innocence is shattered as she navigates the brutal realities of prison life.

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