Caught( 1949)

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THE STORY OF A DESPERATE GIRL!

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.

Top Billed Cast

James Mason
Larry Quinada
Barbara Bel Geddes
Leonora Eames
Robert Ryan
Smith Ohlrig
Frank Ferguson
Dr. Hoffman
Curt Bois
Franzi Kartos
Ruth Brady
Maxine
Natalie Schafer
Dorothy Dale
Art Smith
Psychiatrist
Barbara Billingsley
Store customer in flowered hat (uncredited)
Sonia Darrin
Miss Chambers (uncredited)
Jimmy Hawkins
Kevin (uncredited)
Bernadene Hayes
Mrs. Rudecki (uncredited)
Pamela Mason
Mrs. Fuller (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Shopper (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Businessman (uncredited)
Max Wagner
Projectionist (uncredited)
Leon Alton
Cafe Customer (uncredited)
Frank Baker
Man in Store (uncredited)
Phil Bloom
Cafe Customer (uncredited)
Willie Bloom
Cafe Customer (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Businessman (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers
Servant (uncredited)
Dorothy Christy
Wealthy Shopper (uncredited)
Charles Fogel
Cafe Customer (uncredited)
Kay Garrett
Cafe Customer (uncredited)
Wilton Graff
Gentry (uncredited)
Ilka Grüning
Grandmother Rudetzki (uncredited)
Robert Haynes
Butler (uncredited)
Virginia Hunter
Lushola (uncredited)
Robert Hyatt
Little Boy (uncredited)
Manfred Inger
Mr. Rudetzki (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Businessman (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Cafe Customer (uncredited)
Merrill McCormick
Man in Store (uncredited)
Frances Morris
Kevin's Mother (uncredited)
Ann Morrison
Miss Murray (uncredited)
Paul Power
Man in Store (uncredited)
Vicki Raw Stiener
Lorraine (uncredited)

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A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on Sat Jun 13 2015

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 aga...