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Cage of Gold (Original title)
Dates: 1950 (Copyright), 23 October 1950 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Basil Dearden

Synopsis: Judith Moray deserts her prospective fiance for an old flame who marries her, then leaves her pregnant when he discovers that her father can offer him no financial support. Two years later, when she has married her former fiance, believing her husband to be dead, he reappears and begins to blackmail her.

Genre:
Drama
Releases
Date: 23 October 1950Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 83 mins Length: 7434 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: General Film Distributors
Date: 18 January 1952Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 83 mins Dialogue (original): English

Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(5)

Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7432 FeetStock date: 1980BFI identifier: C-26864
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)



Digital materials(1)
Description: WAVUncompressed - BFI identifier: N-9954544
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file



Film materials(4)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7432 FeetStock date: 1980BFI identifier: C-26864
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)


Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: Combined as MuteLength: 10.0721 FeetStock date: 1969BFI identifier: C-26862
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 10.0723 FeetStock date: 1964BFI identifier: C-26863
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7442 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-26865
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film