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Caught

  • 1949
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Caught (1949)
An ambitious young LA department store model gets her wish of marrying a millionaire but she eventually discovers that rich life isn't always a happy one.
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An ambitious young LA department store model gets her wish of marrying a millionaire but she eventually discovers that rich life isn't always a happy one.An ambitious young LA department store model gets her wish of marrying a millionaire but she eventually discovers that rich life isn't always a happy one.An ambitious young LA department store model gets her wish of marrying a millionaire but she eventually discovers that rich life isn't always a happy one.

  • Director
    • Max Ophüls
  • Writers
    • Arthur Laurents
    • Libbie Block
  • Stars
    • James Mason
    • Barbara Bel Geddes
    • Robert Ryan
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
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    • Director
      • Max Ophüls
    • Writers
      • Arthur Laurents
      • Libbie Block
    • Stars
      • James Mason
      • Barbara Bel Geddes
      • Robert Ryan
    • 68User reviews
    • 43Critic reviews
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    Barbara Bel Geddes and Curt Bois in Caught (1949)
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    James Mason and Barbara Bel Geddes in Caught (1949)
    Barbara Bel Geddes and Robert Ryan in Caught (1949)
    Barbara Bel Geddes and Robert Ryan in Caught (1949)
    Barbara Bel Geddes and Robert Ryan in Caught (1949)
    Barbara Bel Geddes and Robert Ryan in Caught (1949)
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    James Mason
    James Mason
    • Larry Quinada
    Barbara Bel Geddes
    Barbara Bel Geddes
    • Leonora Eames
    Robert Ryan
    Robert Ryan
    • Smith Ohlrig
    Frank Ferguson
    Frank Ferguson
    • Dr. Hoffman
    Curt Bois
    Curt Bois
    • Franzi Kartos
    Ruth Brady
    Ruth Brady
    • Maxine
    Natalie Schafer
    Natalie Schafer
    • Dorothy Dale
    • (as Natalie Schaefer)
    Art Smith
    Art Smith
    • Psychiatrist
    Leon Alton
    Leon Alton
    • Cafe Customer
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Baker
    Frank Baker
    • Man in Store
    • (uncredited)
    Barbara Billingsley
    Barbara Billingsley
    • Store customer in flowered hat
    • (uncredited)
    Phil Bloom
    Phil Bloom
    • Cafe Customer
    • (uncredited)
    Willie Bloom
    • Cafe Customer
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Brooks
    • Businessman
    • (uncredited)
    Wheaton Chambers
    Wheaton Chambers
    • Servant
    • (uncredited)
    Dorothy Christy
    Dorothy Christy
    • Wealthy Shopper
    • (uncredited)
    Sonia Darrin
    Sonia Darrin
    • Miss Chambers
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Fogel
    • Cafe Customer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Max Ophüls
    • Writers
      • Arthur Laurents
      • Libbie Block
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    • Trivia
      For his American film debut, Mason was initially cast in the hard-hearted role enacted by Robert Ryan. Mason wanted to change the villainous image he'd established in British films and and asked to play the other male role.
    • Quotes

      Leonora Eames: Look at me! Look at what you bought!

    • Connections
      Featured in TCM Guest Programmer: TCM Employee Picks (2011)

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    8/10
    Prisoner in a Golden Cage
    In 1947, in Los Angeles, an ambitious waitress from Denver dreams on marrying a millionaire. She joins the Dorothy Dale's School of Charm with financial difficulties and after the conclusion of the course, she changes her name to Leonora Eames (Barbara Bel Geddes) and starts modeling in a fancy shop. She is invited by Franzi Kartos (Curt Bois), who is the assistant of the wealthy Smith Ohlrig (Robert Ryan), to go to a party in the Ohlrig's yacht and she meets him in the harbor by chance. She refuses a one-night stand with Ohlrig and the powerful man decides to get married with her to have her. Sooner Leonora learns that money does not necessarily bring happiness and love and she unsuccessfully asks the divorce, but Ohlrig refuses. Leonora leaves Ohlrig and the luxury life in Long Island and finds a job of receptionist of the obstetrician Dr. Hoffman (Frank Ferguson) and the pediatrician Larry Quinada (James Mason) in the East Side. Leonora does not work well and she quits her job. Meanwhile Ohlrig visits her and tells that he misses her and Leonora returns to the mansion in Long Island. Sooner she finds that the invitation was just a notion of Ohlrig and she returns to the East Side. Dr. Quinada and she fall in love for each other, but Leonora finds that she is pregnant from Ohlrig. She feels divided between her love for Quinada and the security of her baby with Ohlrigand she needs to take a decision.

    "Caught" is a melodramatic story about a woman whose dream is to get married with a wealthy man that finds that she has been bought by her husband to live as a decorative wife living like a prisoner in a golden cage. Robert Ryan performs another villain, as usual, and the cinematography in black and white and framing follow the usual standard of Max Ophüls. This film is wrongly classified as film-noir. My vote is eight.

    Title (Brazil): "Coração Prisioneiro" ("Prisoner Heart")
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    • Release date
      • April 1949 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Take All of Me
    • Filming locations
      • California Studios - 5530 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Enterprise Productions
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    • Budget
      • $1,574,422 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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