What's Your Favorite Line From 'Caged'?

Gertrude Hoffman, who played Millie, the old lifer, had a lot of good ones in CAGED. When matron, Faye Emerson draws back her hand to slap Millie, she catches the old woman's gaze. Millie stares at her and spits out, "Hit me - and I'll put your LIGHTS out!"

Also, after giving Eleanor Parker some advice about doing time and recognizing the fact that Parker will be getting out, while she, Millie, would be in the pokey for life, Millie sighs and utters, "Ah heck. What I'd do for a sink full of dirty dishes."

Miss Hoffman's biggest fame came when she co-starred in the TV comedy series, "My Little Margie," starring Gale Storm. I bought three box sets of the series and Hoffman is a riot as a hip old lady. She says the most outrageous things.

One more thing, I saw the stage version based on the movie, "Women Behind Bars" with drag queen, Divine as the vile matron. It played for over a year in a theatre located just around the corner from me. That, too, was a riot.