Caught

Barbara Bel Geddes is perfect as a starry-eyes young woman who wants to make something of herself. She goes to charm school. Who would ever dream that a young lady in such a cloistered setting would meet and be wooed... Full review

This interesting and finely executed melodrama/noir piece from Max Ophuls is an underrated film worthy of greater attention. It boasts fine performances from it's three leads, Ophuls' expert direction and a screenplay that touches on many intriguing themes.CAUGHT can be... Full review

This is a curiously interesting movie for three reasons: first, it has a chilling performance from Robert Ryan as Smith Ohlrig (what an odd name) whose persona in this narrative is apparently based on the very eccentric – and fabulously... Full review

.......I might overrate this film because of her. However, there are at least eight reviewers here who are more impartial in this matter and you can read how highly they thought of this film.Perhaps that is because:1 - There are... Full review

I really loved the first 90% of this movie. The direction and writing were superb and had my full attention. In particular, I loved the juicy part played by Robert Ryan as the sadistic and sociopathic multimillionaire--he was in many... Full review

This film is a nice little melodrama about a marriage that should not have occurred. Barbara Bel Geddes is a "hostess" who was going to be on a yacht during a party. She is delayed, and when wondering how to... Full review

A very good black and white movie which was issued on VHS a while back, by a no-name studio. Not very good quality video or sound but I liked the movie so much, its all I have. Made in 1949,... Full review

Of the many European emigres who helped shape American cinema, especially film noir, Max Ophuls brought one of the subtlest, most elusive sensibilities. Caught reflects this elusiveness: Part melodrama, part romance, part film noir, it's an unsettling film that burrows... Full review

"Caught" isn't really a film noir notwithstanding the dramatic scenes in a darkened mansion. It's more a psychological exploration of a gold digger's conversion from pursuit of the rich to love of the pure. Barbara Bel Geddes is very effective... Full review

Too often "Caught" is overlooked regards film buffs in general, and noir fans specifically. The director Max Ophuls is at his best, with terrific pacing and subtlety throughout. This is far and away, Barbara Bel Geddes best film, though she... Full review

Caught" isn't fully satisfying because of the way it hovers between two genres, and it may be a shock to people used to the fluid opulence of Oph�ls' better-known films. If there were any justice, Robert Ryan would have long ago been recognized as one of our finest actors. ... Full Review

Caught" isn't fully satisfying because of the way it hovers between two genres, and it may be a shock to people used to the fluid opulence of Oph�ls' better-known films. If there were any justice, Robert Ryan would have long ago been recognized as one of our finest actors. ... Full Review

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A mackintoshed, moustachioed stranger - the suave Anton Walbrook - strolls into view. "Who am I?" he asks; "The author? A comp?re? A passer-by?" Anyway, he's the essence of fictional omniscience - "I am the incarnation of your desire -... ... Full Article

Caught the latest trailer for the upcoming Journey to the Center of the Earth -- starring Brendan Fraser and what struck me as fairly unconvincing giant CGI reptiles -- in a theater over the weekend. ... Full Article