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Lady in a Cage

  • 1964
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 34m
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6.7/10
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Lady in a Cage (1964)
A woman trapped in a home elevator is terrorized by a group of vicious hoodlums.
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A woman trapped in a home elevator is terrorized by a group of vicious hoodlums.A woman trapped in a home elevator is terrorized by a group of vicious hoodlums.A woman trapped in a home elevator is terrorized by a group of vicious hoodlums.

  • Director
    • Walter Grauman
  • Writer
    • Luther Davis
  • Stars
    • Olivia de Havilland
    • James Caan
    • Jennifer Billingsley
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    6.7/10
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    • Director
      • Walter Grauman
    • Writer
      • Luther Davis
    • Stars
      • Olivia de Havilland
      • James Caan
      • Jennifer Billingsley
    • 83User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
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    Olivia de Havilland
    Olivia de Havilland
    • Cornelia Hilyard
    James Caan
    James Caan
    • Randall Simpson O'Connell
    Jennifer Billingsley
    Jennifer Billingsley
    • Elaine
    Rafael Campos
    Rafael Campos
    • Essie
    William Swan
    William Swan
    • Malcolm Hilyard
    Jeff Corey
    Jeff Corey
    • George L. Brady Jr.
    Ann Sothern
    Ann Sothern
    • Sade
    Scatman Crothers
    Scatman Crothers
    • Mr. Paul's Assistant
    • (uncredited)
    Ron Nyman
    Ron Nyman
    • Neighbor
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Seel
    Charles Seel
    • Mr. Paul
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Walter Grauman
    • Writer
      • Luther Davis
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    • Trivia
      First of two pictures in a row in which Olivia de Havilland stepped into a role originally announced for Joan Crawford. She also replaced Crawford in Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964).
    • Goofs
      The battery for the alarm is shown as it runs down; but later in the movie the battery works like new.
    • Quotes

      Cornelia Hilyard: You're one of the many bits of offal produced by the welfare state. You're what so much of my tax dollars goes to the care and feeding of!

    • Crazy credits
      The opening Paramount logo is done in vertical stripes to reflect the cage motif.
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    User reviews83

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    A Camp Classic
    This a great film - Olivia de Havilland is perfectly cast in the role as well-to-do old lady with perfect hair, recovering from a hip operation, and (s)mothering her vaguely effeminate son who refers to her as "Darling". Her gradual descent into insanity as she is trapped in her "cage" is chilling to watch. She goes from being an uptight fakey Joan Crawford, through to neurotic terrified Shelly Winters (her scene where she rolls her eyes around in horror is CLASSIC), until ultimately she is a crazed Bette Davis...

    I loved the shot of the dead dog, and the cars whizzing by, not noticing the alarm bell ringing endlessly. The fact that the whole thing happens in daylight was a good touch. What made this film good is that I didn't know how it was going to end - it seemed just nasty enough to go all out with an amoral ending if it felt like it. No wonder if was banned in the UK when it first came out.

    The inevitable comparisons to Whatever Happened to Baby Jane should be made. In some ways this is a superior film - Baby Jane always appeared a little slow and plodding, and should have been cut by about 30 minutes. Lady in A Cage is just long enough, and it kept me gripped throughout.

    Forget whether or not this film is philosophy 101. It's a camp classic - and Olivia's naff poetry and observations about cities being jungles are all part of the fun. Just sit back and enjoy it.

    As for James Caan - he makes a wonderful debut, which owes a LOT to Brando and Dean. He appears shirtless for a good deal of the movie, and I don't think I've ever seen a pair of tighter jeans on anyone, before or since. He's the icing that makes this movie a very fine cake.
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    • bakerjp
    • Oct 4, 2000

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 10, 1964 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Diez horas de terror
    • Filming locations
      • 1132 South Lake Street, Los Angeles, California, USA(exterior view of Mrs. Hilyard's house)
    • Production companies
      • AEC
      • Luther Davis Productions
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    • Budget
      • $500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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