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Director:
Writers:
Jack DeWitt (screenplay)
Jack DeWitt (story)
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Release Date:
February 1955 (USA) more
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Tagline:
DRAMATIC-SHOCKER! (original print ad - all caps) more
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Cast

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Ida Lupino ... Amelia van Zandt
Jan Sterling ... Brenda Martin
Cleo Moore ... Mae
Audrey Totter ... Joan Burton
Phyllis Thaxter ... Helene Jensen
Howard Duff ... Dr. Crane
Warren Stevens ... Glen Burton
Barry Kelley ... Warden Brock
Gertrude Michael ... Chief Matron Sturgess
Vivian Marshall ... Dottie LaRose
Mae Clarke ... Matron Saunders
Ross Elliott ... Don Jensen
Adelle August ... Grace
Don C. Harvey ... Chief Guard Tierney
Juanita Moore ... Polyclinic 'Polly' Jones
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Additional Details

Runtime:
79 min
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Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
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Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: Soon after Brenda burns her hand intentionally in the clothes press, she's shown helping Joan get to her feet after she faints, and her hand clearly shows no injury. more
Quotes:
Brenda Martin: And remember be quiet. One peep out of this slap happy dame'll gum up the whole works. Now beat it. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Fright Night Part 2 (1988) more

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Not "Caged" But Good On Its Own Terms, 14 June 2007
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Author: David (Handlinghandel) from NY, NY

Ida Lupino gets one of her juiciest roles here. It may not be one of her subtlest but she gets to sink her teeth into it. She is the conniving, heartless, loveless warden of the title institution.

The inmates include blowzy dames from various studios. It's a great cast. We have Jan Sterling, Audrey Totter, and Cleo Moore. Moore is sans Hugo Haas.

It's a trifle hard to believe the plot. A co-ed prison where the women are abused. But though it may not be terribly cogent, it's strong. It's forceful.

Early in the movie Juanita Hall, playing a character named Polly, is introduced. She says she was named after the hospital where she was born: Polyclinic. Hey, I was born there, too. Maybe I should have been named Clint.

Watch this one. It's not campy. It can be taken very seriously. But it's also fun to see all these dolls cracking wise and playing tough.

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