I need help identifying an old movie !!

I thought it was Susan Hayward, but maybe it's someone similar from that era. The film was about an innocent naive young woman who is sentenced to womens prison (I don't recall the crime) but when she gets out of prison years later, she's all hardened & tough & rough-edged. There's a nasty female prison guard in the movie, she says 'my man likes the way I look'. I thought the movie was called 'The Cage' but I haven't been able to confirm that. I really would like to see it again or at least find out the correct title. Thanks.

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Permalink Reply by Spindaddydad on May 2, 2009 at 9:34am: Is it Star Wars?

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Permalink Reply by Debra on May 2, 2009 at 11:02am: Thanks for that link. A good resource.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Debra on May 2, 2009 at 9:47am: I thought i should add - this film is from the 1940's or 50's, so you'd have to either be pretty old to remember it or a classic film junkie.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Knaldskalle on May 2, 2009 at 11:55am: Hey, that's offensive! I think...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Debra on May 2, 2009 at 6:29pm: Sorry no offense intended. I forgot - 60 is the new 40 of course.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Guy on May 2, 2009 at 9:54am: Caged?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Debra on May 2, 2009 at 10:36am: Caged. That's it. Thank you. It was Eleanor Parker. And Netflix does have it, yippee.... Thanks again.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Debra on May 2, 2009 at 6:31pm: You and me both. Classics are the best.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Debra on May 2, 2009 at 10:18pm: Yes remakes piss me off too. Today's youth don't remember the original version and that's how they get away with it, I think. Same thing with song remakes. A few I can think of at the moment are 'Sabrina', 'Dial M for Murder', 'A Star is Born' (loved the Judy Garland version, but the Barbra Streisand version wasn't bad). I think there was an even earlier version but I can't recall who was in it. I loved the Susan Hayward version of 'Back Street'. I love just about everything she's done, esp the one where she played Lillian Roth. I put a few of her films in my Netflix queue. I also just added 'Caged' but I had to get some help from net-members to remember the title. Thought it was Susan Hayward, but it was Eleanor Parker. That's what was throwing me off course.

Yet I'll always go see the remakes, just to see how they turn out.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by beeswax on May 2, 2009 at 10:37pm: You guys hate remakes ("pissed" and "disgusted") but prefer the Judy Garland Star Is Born to the ("I think there was an earlier/I can't recall who") Janet Gaynor original, and the Susan Hayward version of Back Street to the (not even mentioned) Irene Dunne original?

Yep. "Classics are the best" for sure.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Debra on May 3, 2009 at 6:45am: OK, you put us in our place.

I added the Janet Gaynor version of 'Star is Born' to my Netflix queue. Tried to add 'Back Street' but Netflix doesn't have either version.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Firewater on May 3, 2009 at 8:07am: Hah! I prefer the Barbra Streisand/Kris Kristofferson A Star is Born. Take that.; ▶ Reply to This