Caged (1950) + House of Women (1962) on DVD

Get the original film, Caged (1950) and House of Women  (1962) for 20% off their individual prices!

Caged (1950)


 Starring Michael O'Shea, Virginia Grey, Charles McGraw, Julie Bishop, Frank Conroy
Directed by John Cromwell

Print: black/white
Runtime: 96 min.
Genre: Drama

A single mistake puts a 19-year old girl behind bars, where she experiences the terrors and torments of women in prison. Eleanor Parker received an Oscar nomination for her role, one of many fine performances elicited by noted director John Cromwell ("Abe Lincoln in Illinois," "The Enchanted Cottage"). Co-starring Agnes Moorehead ("Citizen Kane," TV's "Bewitched").




House of Women  (1962)

Starring Shirley Knight, Andrew Duggan, Constance Ford, Barbara Nichols, Margaret Hayes
Directed by Walter Doniger

Print: Black & White
Runtime:85 min.
Genre: Drama

In the tradition of its femmes-behind-bars forerunners, this remake of the Warner Bros. genre landmark Caged is reform-minded in its story and spiked with provocatively pitched elements (including a doozy of a catfight riot). "Secrets of the Cells! Innocents Thrown in with Female Bully-Boys!" shouted movie ads. Erica (Shirley Knight) is one of the innocents, pregnant and unjustly locked up for a five-year stint. She gives birth, her child is ultimately taken from her and she uses her wiles to win favor with the warden (Andrew Duggan). Eager to continue the tryst, he denies her parole - a decision that destroys Erica's reunion with her child and escalates into events that drive the so-called weaker sex to lash out. Payback is in the House!