Lady in a Cage

Lady in a Cage
1964 Theatrical poster
Directed byWalter Grauman
Written byLuther Davis
Produced byLuther Davis
Starring
CinematographyLee Garmes
Edited byLeon Barsha
Music byPaul Glass
Production
companies
AEC
Luther Davis Productions
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • July 8, 1964 (1964-07-08)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.65 million (US/ Canada)[1]

Lady in a Cage is a 1964 American psychological thriller film directed by Walter Grauman, written and produced by Luther Davis, and starring Olivia de Havilland and James Caan. The film was released by Paramount Pictures.

Plot

When an electrical power failure occurs, Cornelia Hilyard (Olivia de Havilland), a wealthy widow recuperating from a broken hip, becomes trapped between floors in the cage-like elevator she has installed in her mansion. With her son, Malcolm (William Swan), away for the Fourth of July weekend, she relies on the elevator's emergency alarm to attract attention, but the only response comes from an unsympathetic alcoholic derelict, George Brady (Jeff Corey), who steals some small items from the house.

The wino sells the stolen goods to a fence, Mr. Paul (Charles Seel), visits his hustler friend Sade (Ann Sothern), and tells her of the treasure trove he has stumbled upon. The expensive goods George fences attract the attention of three young hoodlums, Randall O'Connell (James Caan), Elaine (Jennifer Billingsley) and Essie (Rafael Campos). They follow George and Sade to the house, where Cornelia lives. Cornelia begs them for help, offering to let them take whatever they want and promising not to report them to the police so long as they free her. Instead, the intruders mock her, as they ransack her home and become roaring drunk on the contents of her liquor cabinet. As Cornelia watches in horror, the intruders perform an orgy, killing George and locking Sade in a closet.

Randall pulls himself up to the elevator and taunts Cornelia by suggesting that Malcolm might be gay. Randall shows her a letter that Malcolm left on her nightstand that morning, in which Malcolm threatens suicide because of her domineering manner. Shocked by the revelation, Cornelia faints. Shortly afterwards, Paul and his goons arrive to steal the goods from the hoodlums' car. After Cornelia regains consciousness, she breaks the elevator door and uses the broken pieces to make a pair of shivs. She falls to the floor and injures herself, but manages to crawl to the front door, before Randall returns. As he drags Cornelia back inside the house, she stabs him in the eyes with the shivs. He goes inside the house and commands his accomplices to bring her inside. Once in the doorway, Cornelia mocks Randall's blindness and his cohorts join in, leaving him to stumble aimlessly through the living room. Her violent act, coupled with the stress of the whole ordeal, causes Cornelia to experience temporary insanity and leave her disoriented.

As the thieves start to leave, Cornelia mistakes Essie for Malcolm and speaks to him in a daze, expressing guilt over her monstrous hold on her son. She crawls out the front door again and Randall pursues Cornelia outside. Randall stumbles onto the road and is struck and killed by a car. Numerous witnesses stop for the accident and rescue Cornelia. As the police arrive, Essie and Elaine attempt to flee in a car, but they crash into the electric box, which restarts the power in the house and the elevator descends to the floor. Essie and Elaine are arrested, while the others comfort the distraught Cornelia.

Cast

Production

The film is based on an original idea by Davis, when he was working on a play about the effects of a power outage on the inhabitants of a house in oil country in the Midwest. The incident turned into a battle for survival, one in which Davis shifted the action in his story from a house to an elevator "since like so many New Yorkers I have a sense of claustrophobia in these little automatic elevators."[2] He later said he was also inspired by the New York blackout of August 17, 1959. He knew a lady who was trapped in the elevator of a private residence on the city's Upper East Side. She called for help and was heard by two men who raped her.[3] During his research, he learned that all elevators in New York have to be equipped with a phone, which would have ruined the story, so the film is set in an unnamed city.[2]

The film was announced in August 1962 with Ralph Nelson to direct and Robert Webber attached as star. Joan Crawford and Elizabeth Montgomery were being sought for the female lead.[4] Rosalind Russell was offered the part but turned it down.[5] In December 1962, Olivia de Havilland took the leading role.[6] Her fee was $300,000.[7] Grauman signed as director, rather than the originally intended Nelson.[8] Filming took place in February 1963. It took fourteen days and de Havilland called the experience "wonderful", praising the talent of James Caan (in his first credited role).[9]

Reception

Commercially, the film was profitable for Paramount.[10]

The film was initially received with negative reviews from critics who considered it to be vulgar and sub-par for an actress of de Havilland's stature. Bosley Crowther wrote a special column in The New York Times criticising the film, calling it "reprehensible"[11] which led to a press controversy.[12] Columnist Hedda Hopper wrote "The picture should be burned (...) Why did Olivia do it?"[13] Variety said that there is "not a single redeeming character or characteristic" in the "vulgar screenplay", criticizing de Havilland's performance as Oscar bait and Caan's as a copy of Marlon Brando.[14] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette also negatively compared Caan's performance to that of Brando and criticized the plot holes of the movie.[15]

Time mentioned that the film "adds Olivia de Havilland to the list of cinema actresses who would apparently rather be freaks than be forgotten".[16]

Re-evaluated decades later, the film is now seen as one that presented the turbulence and changes of society in the 1960s,[16] and a "deeply disturbing thriller".[17] TV Guide gave it 3 stars out of 5 and called it a "realistic, intense thriller".[18] Filmink magazine said "The film’s been reappraised in recent years, deservedly, as the tough, unusual thriller it is, even if it only has half an hour’s worth of plot if you’re honest about it."[19]

Home media

The film was released on Region 1 DVD on March 29, 2005.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Big Rental Pictures of 1964", Variety, 6 January 1965 p 39. Please note this figure is rentals accruing to distributors not total gross.
  2. ^ a b MURRAY SCHUMACH (Mar 1, 1963). "'LADY IN A CAGE'. FILMING IS UNIQUE". New York Times. ProQuest 116597865.
  3. ^ Davis, Luther (July 5, 1964). "'Lady In Cage' – Sick, or Does It Reflect Sickness of Our Society?". Los Angeles Times. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Scheuer, P. K. (August 16, 1962). "Boehm will direct 'electra' himself". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 168128613.
  5. ^ Hopper, Hedda (December 3, 1962). "Entertainment". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 168295182.
  6. ^ E. A. (December 4, 1962). "Screening is Set For 'Dr. Caligari'". The New York Times. ProQuest 115800435.
  7. ^ Hopper, Hedda (September 21, 1964). "Entertainment". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 155016704.
  8. ^ Scheuer, P. K. (February 27, 1963). "New oil struck by old fox west coast". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 168285714.
  9. ^ Hopper, H. (March 25, 1963). "Mankiewicz races deadline on 'cleo'". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 168235416.
  10. ^ E. A. (Jul 2, 1964). "Paramount sees the big picture". New York Times. ProQuest 115837540.
  11. ^ B. C. (June 21, 1964). "SOCIALLY HURTFUL". The New York Times. ProQuest 115824765.
  12. ^ Davis, L. (June 28, 1964). "Film on violent youth agitates reader". The New York Times. ProQuest 115613577.
  13. ^ Hopper, H. (Jun 20, 1964). "Entertainment". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 168600750.
  14. ^ Lady in a Cage - Variety
  15. ^ The New Film
  16. ^ a b Olivia de Havilland: ‘Lady in a Cage’ (1964)
  17. ^ 'Lady in a Cage': still lurid after a half-century
  18. ^ Lady in A Cage - Movie Reviews
  19. ^ Vagg, Stephen (September 27, 2022). "The Stardom of James Caan". Filmink.

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