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Caught

Caught

6,6 /10 (98 Votes)
1949 EN 88 min

Overview

Wide-eyed and poor young Leonora weds an obsessive millionaire named Ohlrig, but the marriage is loveless. Even worse, Ohlrig seems to have manic, violent tendencies. Eventually, young Leonora escapes her unhappy life and begins working with New York City doctor Larry Quinada, who she soon falls for. Unfortunately, Ohlrig refuses to grant his wife a divorce, and things get even darker for Leonora when she realizes she's pregnant with his child.

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Release date

17/02/1949

Votes

98

Popularity

1.7

THE STORY OF A DESPERATE GIRL!

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

88 min

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

Art Smith

Art Smith

Psychiatrist

Barbara Billingsley

Barbara Billingsley

Store customer in flowered hat (uncredited)

Sonia Darrin

Sonia Darrin

Miss Chambers (uncredited)

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Jimmy Hawkins

Kevin (uncredited)

Bernadene Hayes

Bernadene Hayes

Mrs. Rudecki (uncredited)

Pamela Mason

Pamela Mason

Mrs. Fuller (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Harold Miller

Shopper (uncredited)

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Bert Stevens

Businessman (uncredited)

Max Wagner

Max Wagner

Projectionist (uncredited)

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Leon Alton

Cafe Customer (uncredited)

Frank Baker

Frank Baker

Man in Store (uncredited)

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Phil Bloom

Cafe Customer (uncredited)

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Willie Bloom

Cafe Customer (uncredited)

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Ralph Brooks

Businessman (uncredited)

Wheaton Chambers

Wheaton Chambers

Servant (uncredited)

Dorothy Christy

Dorothy Christy

Wealthy Shopper (uncredited)

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Charles Fogel

Cafe Customer (uncredited)

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Kay Garrett

Cafe Customer (uncredited)

Wilton Graff

Wilton Graff

Gentry (uncredited)

Ilka Grüning

Ilka Grüning

Grandmother Rudetzki (uncredited)

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Robert Haynes

Butler (uncredited)

Virginia Hunter

Virginia Hunter

Lushola (uncredited)

Robert Hyatt

Robert Hyatt

Little Boy (uncredited)

Manfred Inger

Manfred Inger

Mr. Rudetzki (uncredited)

Mike Lally

Mike Lally

Businessman (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

Wilbur Mack

Cafe Customer (uncredited)

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Merrill McCormick

Man in Store (uncredited)

Frances Morris

Frances Morris

Kevin's Mother (uncredited)

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Ann Morrison

Miss Murray (uncredited)

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Paul Power

Man in Store (uncredited)

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Vicki Raw Stiener

Lorraine (uncredited)

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John Chard

John Chard

2015-06-13

⭐ 8

Look at me! Look at what you bought! Caught is directed by Max Ophüls and adapted to screenplay by Arthur Laurents from the novel Wild Calendar written by Libbie Block. It stars Barbara Bel Geddes, Robert Ryan, James Mason, Frank Ferguson and Curt Bois. Music is by Frederick Hollander and cinematography by Lee Garmes. Seeking to make a comfy nest by marrying a rich man, Leonora Eames (Geddes) snags more than she bargained for when Smith Ohlrig (Ryan) becomes the man of her life. And then circumstance brings Doctor Larry Quinada (Mason) in to her life and things will never be the same ag…

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2022-07-09

⭐ 7

The charming Barbara Bel Geddes is "Leonora", an ambitious young girl who meets gazillionaire Robert Ryan ("Smith Ohlrig") and after a whirlwind romance, becomes his wife. Snag is, that isn't all it is cracked up to be. He is a control-freak who wants her to look the part, but to be little else. Ennui sets in, and after he humiliates her for one last time before a group of his minions, she leaves him to get an ordinary job. Despite having virtually no qualifications, she ends up working for doctor "Quinada" (James Mason) with whom she gradually falls in love. Not content with losing his trophy…

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