completed movie Secondary GL
Caged (1950)
A single mistake puts a 19-year old girl behind bars, where she experiences the terrors and torments of women in prison.
🏳️🌈 John Cromwell's classic women-in-prison noir masterpiece explicitly incorporates a historic queer layer through Elvira Powell, a commanding inmate who operates as a prominent lesbian cell block boss.
Cast
Eleanor Parker Eleanor Parker Marie Allen
Agnes Moorehead Agnes Moorehead Ruth Benton
Ellen Corby Ellen Corby Emma Barber
Hope Emerson Hope Emerson Evelyn Harper
Betty Garde Betty Garde Kitty Stark
Jan Sterling Jan Sterling Gita "Smoochie" Kovsky
Lee Patrick Lee Patrick Elvira Powell
Olive Deering Olive Deering June Roberts
Jane Darwell Jane Darwell Isolation Matron
Gertrude Michael Gertrude Michael Georgia Harrison
Sheila MacRae Sheila MacRae Helen
Gertrude Astor Gertrude Astor Inmate (uncredited)
George Baxter George Baxter Jeffries (uncredited)
Guy Beach Guy Beach Mr. Cooper (uncredited)
Don Beddoe Don Beddoe Commissioner Sam Walker (uncredited)
Gail Bonney Gail Bonney Inmate (uncredited)
Lovyss Bradley Lovyss Bradley Inmate (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks Ralph Brooks Man in a Car (uncredited)
Jean Calhoun Jean Calhoun Inmate (uncredited)
Claudia Cauldwell Claudia Cauldwell Inmate (uncredited)
Loretta Schrijver Loretta Schrijver
Dolf Jansen Dolf Jansen
Dennis van der Geest Dennis van der Geest
Yolanthe Cabau Yolanthe Cabau
Lucia Rijker Lucia Rijker
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