Unwed Mother (film)
| Unwed Mother | |
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| Directed by | Walter Doniger |
| Screenplay by | |
| Produced by | |
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| Edited by | |
| Music by | Emil Newman |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists |
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Running time | 74 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Unwed Mother is a 1958 American drama film directed by Walter A. Doniger and starring , Robert Vaughn, Billie Bird, Diana Darrin and Jeanne Cooper.[1]
Plot[]
The plot concerns Betty Miller (Norma Moore), a country girl who moves from a farming community to Los Angeles. She falls in love with a smooth-talking grifter, Don Bigelow (Robert Vaughn), who gets her pregnant, then abandons her. After visiting a drunken abortionist (Timothy Carey), Betty decides to give the baby up for adoption. But eventually she comes to regret that decision and pursues the foster parents who adopted her child.
Cast[]
- Norma Moore as Betty Miller
- Robert Vaughn as Don Bigelow
- Diana Darrin as Mousie
- Billie Bird as Gertie
- Jeanne Cooper[2] as Mrs. Horton
- Ron Hargrave as Ben
- Kathleen Hughes as Linda
- Sam Buffington as Mr. Paully
- Claire Carleton as Mrs. Miller
- Colette Jackson as Louella
- Timothy Carey[3] as Doctor
- Ken Lynch as Ray Curtis
- Dorothy Adams as Mrs. Paully
- Joan Lora as Mary Ellen
- Ralph Gamble as Minister
References[]
- ^ "Unwed Mother". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ Lentz III 2014, p. 74.
- ^ Monush 2003, p. 111.
Sources[]
- Lentz III, Harris M. (2014). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2013 (Lentz's Performing Arts Obituaries). New York City: McFarland & Company. p. 74. ISBN 978-0786476657.
- Monush, Barry (2003). Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors, Vol. 1: From the Silent Era to 1965. Milwaukee: Applause Theatre and Cinema Books. p. 111. ISBN 978-1557835512.
External links[]
- Unwed Mother at IMDb
- Walter Doniger filmography at IMDb
- Norma Moore filmography at IMDb
- Lobby card for Unwed Mother at The Timothy Carey Experience
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- 1958 films
- English-language films
- American films
- 1958 drama films
- Allied Artists films
- American black-and-white films
- American drama films
- Films directed by Walter Doniger
- Films scored by Emil Newman
- Films set in Los Angeles
- Teenage pregnancy in film
- 1950s drama film stubs