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Unwed Mother

  • 1958
  • Approved
  • 1h 14m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
116
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Unwed Mother (1958)
Drama

Betty (Norma Moore) moves from a farming community to Los Angeles. She falls into the clutches of a super-cad (Robert Vaughn) and ends up abandoned and pregnant. After visiting a drunken abo... Read allBetty (Norma Moore) moves from a farming community to Los Angeles. She falls into the clutches of a super-cad (Robert Vaughn) and ends up abandoned and pregnant. After visiting a drunken abortionist, she decides to give the baby up for adoption, but has a change of heart. The cli... Read allBetty (Norma Moore) moves from a farming community to Los Angeles. She falls into the clutches of a super-cad (Robert Vaughn) and ends up abandoned and pregnant. After visiting a drunken abortionist, she decides to give the baby up for adoption, but has a change of heart. The climax is a classic of melodrama from a master of melodrama, Walter Doniger, director of TV's... Read all

  • Director
    • Walter Doniger
  • Writers
    • Anson Bond
    • Alden Nash
  • Stars
    • Norma Moore
    • Robert Vaughn
    • Diana Darrin
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    116
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Walter Doniger
    • Writers
      • Anson Bond
      • Alden Nash
    • Stars
      • Norma Moore
      • Robert Vaughn
      • Diana Darrin
    • 5User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Top Cast23

    Norma Moore
    Norma Moore
    • Betty Miller
    Robert Vaughn
    Robert Vaughn
    • Don Bigelow
    Diana Darrin
    Diana Darrin
    • Diana
    Billie Bird
    Billie Bird
    • Gertie
    Jeanne Cooper
    Jeanne Cooper
    • Mrs. Horton
    Ron Hargrave
    • Ben
    Kathleen Hughes
    Kathleen Hughes
    • Linda
    Sam Buffington
    Sam Buffington
    • Mr. Paully
    Claire Carleton
    Claire Carleton
    • Mrs. Miller
    Colette Jackson
    • Louella
    • (as Collette Jackson)
    Timothy Carey
    Timothy Carey
    • Doctor
    Barbara Cowan
    • Karen
    • (as Barbara Crane)
    Eve McVeagh
    Eve McVeagh
    • Elsie
    Ken Lynch
    Ken Lynch
    • Ray Curtis, probation officer
    Dorothy Adams
    Dorothy Adams
    • Mrs. Paully
    Joan Lora
    Joan Lora
    • Mary Ellen
    Ralph Gamble
    • Reverend Benton
    Christian Kay
      • Director
        • Walter Doniger
      • Writers
        • Anson Bond
        • Alden Nash
      • All cast & crew
      • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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      • Trivia
        According to Robert Vaughn in his memoirs, "A Fortunate Life", Timothy Carey, who played an abortionist, arrived on the set with a black medical bag from which he took several nasty looking tools, such as knives and hammers, which he intended to use during his scene. .However, director Walter Doniger threatened to fire Carey if he attempted to use them, so they remained in the bag.
      • Goofs
        At the end of the movie, Reverend Benton, in a 1953 Chevrolet 4-door sedan, drives Betty to retrieve her baby from the adoptive couple. Then, with baby in tow, they depart in a 1950 Chevrolet 2-door sedan.
      • Quotes
        • Don Bigelow: [Catching Betty with packages as she falls from a department store ladder] Are you all right?
        • Betty Miller: Oh, yes. Thank you.
        • Don Bigelow: My pleasure. I'm never too busy to help out a little lady in distress. So your, uh, first day?
        • Betty Miller: Yes.
        • Don Bigelow: Are you, uh, from Los Angeles?
        • Betty Miller: [Giggles] No. I'm a country girl. From Visalia.
      • Connections
        References The Tall Stranger (1957)
      • Soundtracks
        Young Romance
        Words and music by Ron Hargrave, Hal Brandle

        Sung by Ron Hargrave over the opening credits and during a beach party night scene

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      Details

      • Release date
        • November 23, 1958 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Mamă necăsătorită
      • Filming locations
        • Kersting Court at Sierra Madre Boulevard, Sierra Madre, California, USA(Visalia town square)
      • Production company
        • Allied Artists Pictures
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      Tech specs

      • Runtime
        • 1h 14m(74 min)
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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