Babies for Sale
| Babies for Sale | |
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Black and white | |
Production company | Columbia Pictures |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Babies for Sale is a 1940 American film noir crime drama film directed by Charles Barton and starring Rochelle Hudson, Glenn Ford and Miles Mander.
Plot
A newsman exposes a doctor running an adoption ring from a home for expectant mothers.
Cast
- Rochelle Hudson as Ruth Williams
- Glenn Ford as Steve Burton / Oscar Hanson
- Miles Mander as Dr. Wallace Rankin
- Joe De Stefani as Dr. John Gaines (as Joseph Stefani)
- Isabel Jewell as Edith Drake
- Georgia Caine as Iris Talbot
- Eva Hyde as Gerda Honaker
- Selmer Jackson as Arthur Kingsley
- Mary Currier as Mrs. Thelma Kingsley
- Edwin Stanley as Mr. Edwards
- Douglas Wood as Dr. Ateshire
- John Qualen as Howard Anderson
- Helen Brown as Mrs. Howard Anderson
Production notes
In April 1940 The New York Times reported that Evelyn Young was to receive the female lead in Babies for Sale.[1] Young would soon receive other lead roles in Columbia films but that of Babies for Sale went to Rochelle Hudson.
See also
References
- The Westerners: Interviews with Actors, Directors, Writers and Producers, by C. Courtney Joyner
External links
- Babies For Sale at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Babies for Sale at IMDb
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