Abandoned (1949 film)
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Duration Language English | 6.6/10 Genre Crime, Drama, Film-Noir Costume design Yvonne Wood Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date October 26, 1949 (1949-10-26) (United States) Cast Dennis O'Keefe (Mark Sitko), (Paula Considine), (Mrs. Leona Donner), (Kerric), Will Kuluva (Little Guy Decola), (Chief MacRae)Similar movies Domestic Disturbance , Tarzan , Martian Child , Mighty Aphrodite , Sexual Chronicles of a French Family , The Third Man Tagline No name for her baby... only a Price! |
Abandoned is a 1949 crime film noir directed by Joseph M. Newman and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Gale Storm and Jeff Chandler.
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It is also known as Abandoned Women and Not Wanted.

Plot

After her sister goes missing in Los Angeles, a woman tries to find information about the disappearance at city hall. The police are not helpful, but she does get support from a local crime reporter. As the two investigate the disappearance together, they are led to a shady detective and a black-market baby ring.
Cast

Production

The film was one of a series of semi-documentary movies that were popular at the time. It was based on an original story by Irwin Gielgud commissioned by producer Jerry Bresler. Director Joseph Newman and Bresler had previously worked together in the shorts department at MGM. Ann Blyth was originally announced for the female lead.

It was shot on the Universal backlot and on location in Los Angeles.

Jeff Chandler made the film before Broken Arrow. However, after being cast in that film, he was given star billing for Abandoned.
Critical response

A.W., writing for The New York Times called the film a "briskly-paced thriller" but said the movie "proceeds along conventional melodramatic lines".
This was Chandler's first film for Universal under a long term contract, and the positive response to his performance began his graduation into leading roles.
References
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