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Abandoned (1949)

NO NAME FOR HER BABY...only a PRICE!

Genre : Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 18M

Director : Joseph M. Newman
Writer : Irwin Gielgud

Synopsis

Paula Consodine comes to Los Angeles in search of her missing sister. Newspaperman Mark Sitko, investigating on Paula's behalf, discovers that the sister is dead, a supposed suicide. The whole thing seems a bit fishy to Sitko, and indeed it is: the girl's death was engineered by a black-market adoption racket, headed by one DeCola.

Actors

Dennis O'Keefe
Dennis O'Keefe
Mark Sitko
Gale Storm
Gale Storm
Paula Considine
Jeff Chandler
Jeff Chandler
Chief MacRae
Meg Randall
Meg Randall
Dottie Jensen
Raymond Burr
Raymond Burr
Kerric
Marjorie Rambeau
Marjorie Rambeau
Mrs. Donner
Jeanette Nolan
Jeanette Nolan
Major Ross
Mike Mazurki
Mike Mazurki
Hoppe
Will Kuluva
Will Kuluva
"Little Guy" Decola
David Clarke
David Clarke
Harry
William Frambes
William Frambes
Scoop (as William Page)
Sid Tomack
Sid Tomack
Mr. Humes
Perc Launders
Perc Launders
Dowd
Steve Darrell
Steve Darrell
Brenn
Clifton Young
Clifton Young
Eddie
Ruth Sanderson
Ruth Sanderson
Mrs. Spence

Crews

Joseph M. Newman
Joseph M. Newman
Director
Irwin Gielgud
Irwin Gielgud
Screenplay
Jerry Bresler
Jerry Bresler
Producer
William H. Daniels
William H. Daniels
Director of Photography
Edward Curtiss
Edward Curtiss
Editor
Emmy Eckhardt
Emmy Eckhardt
Hairstylist
Irwin Gielgud
Irwin Gielgud
Story
Robert F. Boyle
Robert F. Boyle
Art Direction
Bernard Herzbrun
Bernard Herzbrun
Art Direction
Russell A. Gausman
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Ruby R. Levitt
Ruby R. Levitt
Set Decoration
Yvonne Wood
Yvonne Wood
Costume Design
Emile LaVigne
Emile LaVigne
Makeup Artist
Joan St. Oegger
Joan St. Oegger
Hairstylist
Bud Westmore
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Leslie I. Carey
Leslie I. Carey
Sound
Joe Lapis
Joe Lapis
Sound
David S. Horsley
David S. Horsley
Visual Effects
Jack Daniels
Jack Daniels
Dialogue

Posters and backgrounds

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