Caught (1949 film)
- James Mason: Larry Quinada
- Barbara Bel Geddes: Leonora Eames
- Robert Ryan: Smith Ohlrig
- Frank Ferguson: Dr. Hoffman
- Curt Bois: Franzi Kartos
- Ruth Brady: Maxine
- Art Smith: psychiatrist
Trapped ( Original title: Caught ) is a twisted black and white film noir of Max Ophüls of 1949 The screenplay was based on the novel Wild Calendar of writer Libbie Block. .
Action
Influenced by fashion magazines and the empty chatter of her friend Maxine has the naive Leonora Eames only one goal in life: to marry a rich man as possible. To achieve this goal, they visited an expensive etiquette school for young women and works in a luxury boutique as a model. Due to the invitation on a yacht party she meets a multi-millionaire Smith Ohlrig. Although Leonora refuses to Ohlrig to go to bed and he lets her know that he never intended to marry, both go out together a few times. As Ohlrig shortly afterwards annoyed by a diagnosis of his Psychioanalytikers, he makes Leonora Despite still a marriage proposal.
After the wedding Leonora initially enjoys her life of luxury on Long Iceland, but soon turns out to be Ohlrig emotion and ruthless egoist who Leonora as a serf treated. Leonora leaves him, moves into a shabby apartment in Manhattan and occupies a spot in the practice of idealistic pediatrician Dr. Larry Quinada to. Both fall in love, but when Leonora realizes that she is expecting a baby of Ohlrig, it returns back to this in order to offer the child a financially secure future. But Ohlrigs indifference towards her has now turned into cruel hatred ...
Background
The 1948 film shot launched on 17 February 1949 in the cinemas of the United States. In Germany he was out of the theaters and ran for the first time on 25 January 1973 at the television.
The figure of the neurotic multimillionaire Smith Ohlrig is the infamous film mogul Howard Hughes modeled. Hughes had Ophüls 1946 fired shortly after the filming of the movie Vendetta, in which Robert Ryan should participate. Vendetta was eventually filmed with other actors and was released in the U.S. until 1950.
Criticism
" A psychologically and formally inconsistent film without outstanding performance, but provides decent entertainment and is a director of film because of its historical interest. "
" This elegant, extraordinary film is Ophuls ' cryptic attack on the greed and ridiculous, destructive ideals of the American Dream. "