Caged

In the 1950 film noir "Caged," director John Cromwell tells a gripping story of a young woman's transformation from innocence to hardened convict after being sent to prison for armed robbery and becoming pregnant. Struggling to adjust to life behind bars, Marie Allen is subjected to the cruelty of sadistic matron Evelyn Harper and the manipulations of ruthless inmates like Kitty Stark, before emerging as a cynical and unscrupulous woman who will stop at nothing to survive. With its stark portrayal of women in prison and its exploration of themes such as hopelessness and corruption, "Caged" is a powerful commentary on the social ills of its time.