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Caught

1949 · 88 min · Director: Max Ophüls ★ IMDb 7 · 4,848 ratings

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Wide-eyed and poor young Leonora weds an obsessive millionaire named Ohlrig, but the marriage is loveless. Even worse, Ohlrig seems to have manic, violent tendencies. Eventually, young Leonora escapes her unhappy life and begins working with New York City doctor Larry Quinada, who she soon falls for. Unfortunately, Ohlrig refuses to grant his wife a divorce, and things get even darker for Leonora when she realizes she's pregnant with his child.

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Emotional fingerprint

Caught (1949) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Sadness 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Hope5%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Sadness, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Sadness and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Tension
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Empathy
Tension
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 23 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyTensionSadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Hope30 %17 %5 %8 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Hope33 %18 %12 %6 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Hope35 %22 %22 %7 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Hope38 %26 %31 %11 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Tension50 %36 %46 %23 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Tension66 %52 %63 %39 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Tension75 %62 %72 %47 %
37.5 %≈ 33′Empathy67 %59 %57 %41 %
42.5 %≈ 37′Hope54 %49 %33 %29 %
47.5 %≈ 42′Empathy51 %47 %34 %28 %
52.5 %≈ 46′Empathy50 %45 %38 %26 %
57.5 %≈ 51′Hope48 %42 %35 %18 %
62.5 %≈ 55′Empathy53 %44 %35 %16 %
67.5 %≈ 59′Hope59 %41 %26 %18 %
72.5 %≈ 64′Love64 %40 %33 %26 %
77.5 %≈ 68′Tension69 %50 %58 %39 %
82.5 %≈ 73′Tension77 %65 %74 %52 %
87.5 %≈ 77′Tension86 %79 %83 %65 %
92.5 %≈ 81′Empathy90 %86 %83 %74 %
97.5 %≈ 86′Sadness92 %88 %77 %81 %
Oedipus

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

BB
Barbara Bel Geddes

Frank Ferguson

Dr. Hoffman

CB
Curt Bois

CB
Curt Bois

Franzi Kartos

RB
Ruth Brady

AS
Art Smith

BB
Barbara Billingsley

BB
Barbara Billingsley

Store customer in flowered hat (uncredited)

SD
Sonia Darrin

JH
Jimmy Hawkins

Kevin (uncredited)

BH
Bernadene Hayes

Mrs. Rudecki (uncredited)

PM
Pamela Mason

Mrs. Fuller (uncredited)

HM
Harold Miller

Shopper (uncredited)

BS
Bert Stevens

Businessman (uncredited)

MW
Max Wagner

Projectionist (uncredited)

LA
Leon Alton

Cafe Customer (uncredited)

Frank Baker

Man in Store (uncredited)

PB
Phil Bloom

Cafe Customer (uncredited)

WB
Willie Bloom

Cafe Customer (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Max Ophüls
Written by
Arthur Laurents, Libbie Block
Type
Movies
Released
1949
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 4,848 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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