{"id":2045,"date":"2006-12-21T18:18:10","date_gmt":"2006-12-22T01:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2045"},"modified":"2021-01-18T22:41:06","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T05:41:06","slug":"caught-1949","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2045","title":{"rendered":"Caught (1949)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;You don&#8217;t want me &#8212; not really; you just want me to want you!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Poster-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-28497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Poster-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nCynical, controlling millionaire Smith Ohlrig (Robert Ryan) marries a poor model (Barbara Bel Geddes) to spite his psychoanalyst. When Leonora (Bel Geddes) realizes her marriage is a sham, she leaves to go work for a doctor (James Mason), but Ohlrig will stop at nothing to get his &#8220;possession&#8221; back.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>James Mason Films<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Marital Problems<\/li>\n<li>Max Ophuls Films<\/li>\n<li>Millionaires<\/li>\n<li>Robert Ryan Films<\/li>\n<li>Social Climbers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nBoth Bel Geddes and Ryan (whose character is based on Howard Hughes) turn in stellar performances in this melodramatic American noir film by Max Ophuls. Unfortunately, the script isn&#8217;t up to their standards, with key dramatic scenes seemingly missing, and certain characters&#8217; motivations not fully fleshed out. Leonora in particular &#8212; in spite of Bel Geddes&#8217; best efforts &#8212; isn&#8217;t consistent: she scrimps and saves to attend &#8220;charm school&#8221;, yet once she&#8217;s achieved a coveted position as a high-end model, inexplicably resists an invitation to a fancy shindig on Ohlrig&#8217;s yacht; despite her romantic notions, she marries Ohlrig without a second thought about what kind of person he may be; and she continues to hold on to idealistic notions about marriage (i.e., advising a patient&#8217;s daughter on how to snag a wealthy man in order to have a &#8220;happy&#8221; life) even after learning how empty her own is. Nonetheless, the compelling performances &#8212; and Ophuls&#8217; brilliance, which shines through at key moments &#8212; make this film worth watching once. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bel Geddes&#8217; sympathetic performance as Leonora<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Bel-Geddes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Bel-Geddes-1024x566.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Bel-Geddes-1024x566.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Bel-Geddes-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Bel-Geddes-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Bel-Geddes-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Bel-Geddes-1536x849.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Bel-Geddes.png 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Robert Ryan as the ruthless millionaire Ohlrig<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Ryan.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Ryan-1024x591.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"369\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Ryan-1024x591.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Ryan-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Ryan-128x74.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Ryan-768x443.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Ryan-1536x886.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Ryan.png 1663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>James Mason in his American film debut<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Mason.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Mason-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Mason-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Mason-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Mason-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Mason-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Mason-1536x863.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Mason.png 1693w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Winning performances by supporting characters &#8212; including Curt Bois as Ohlrig&#8217;s effeminate assistant (who calls everyone &#8220;darling&#8221;) and Frank Ferguson as Mason&#8217;s colleague<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Ferguson.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Ferguson-1024x590.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"369\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Ferguson-1024x590.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Ferguson-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Ferguson-128x74.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Ferguson-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Ferguson-1536x884.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Ferguson.png 1655w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Atmospheric cinematography and framing<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Cinematography-1024x588.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Cinematography-1024x588.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Cinematography-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Cinematography-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Cinematography-768x441.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Cinematography-1536x881.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Cinematography.png 1661w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Framing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Framing-1024x571.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"357\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Framing-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Framing-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Framing-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Framing-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Framing-1536x857.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Caught-Framing.png 1709w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though fans of Ophuls and\/or Bel Geddes will want to check it out. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0040221\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/68979.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You don&#8217;t want me &#8212; not really; you just want me to want you!&#8221; Synopsis: Cynical, controlling millionaire Smith Ohlrig (Robert Ryan) marries a poor model (Barbara Bel Geddes) to spite his psychoanalyst. When Leonora (Bel Geddes) realizes her marriage is a sham, she leaves to go work for a doctor (James Mason), but Ohlrig will stop at nothing to get his &#8220;possession&#8221; back. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: James Mason Films Love Triangle Marital Problems Max Ophuls Films Millionaires&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2045\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2045"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2045\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64404,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2045\/revisions\/64404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}