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  • Unwed Mother (1958)
  • Approved
    74 min | Drama
Unwed Mother (1958)
Approved
74 min | 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 abortionist, she decides to give the baby up for ...See moreBetty (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 "Peyton Place." See less
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Director
Walter Doniger (as Walter A. Doniger)
Writers
Anson Bond (screenplay) (story) | Alden Nash (screenplay)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Lothrop B. Worth (as Lothrop Worth)
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Updated Nov 23, 1958

Release date
Nov 23, 1958 (United States)

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23 cast members
Name Known for
Norma Moore
Betty Miller Betty Miller   See fewer
Robert Vaughn
Don Bigelow Don Bigelow   See fewer
Billie Bird
Gertie Gertie   See fewer
Jeanne Cooper
Mrs. Horton Mrs. Horton   See fewer
Sam Buffington
Mr. Paully Mr. Paully   See fewer
Claire Carleton
Mrs. Miller Mrs. Miller   See fewer
Colette Jackson
Louella (as Collette Jackson) Louella (as Collette Jackson)   See fewer
Timothy Carey
Doctor Doctor   See fewer
Barbara Cowan
Actress (as Barbara Crane) Actress (as Barbara Crane)   See fewer
Ken Lynch
Ray Curtis, probation officer Ray Curtis, probation officer   See fewer
Dorothy Adams
Mrs. Paully Mrs. Paully   See fewer
Joan Lora
Mary Ellen Mary Ellen   See fewer
Ralph Gamble
Reverend Benton Reverend Benton   See fewer
Christian Kay
Actor (as Milano Kay) Actor (as Milano Kay)   See fewer
Vera Ferguson
Actress Actress   See fewer
Elizabeth Slifer
Actress (as Liz Slifer) Actress (as Liz Slifer)   See fewer
Dawn Richard
Betty's co-worker Betty's co-worker   See fewer
Ralph Reed
Jake (uncredited) Jake (uncredited)   See fewer
Craig Slocum
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
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