Not Wanted

Not Wanted

1949 · 91 min · EN · 6.8 (35 votes)
Dir. Elmer Clifton, Ida Lupino · Starring Sally Forrest, Keefe Brasselle, Leo Penn, Dorothy Adams, Wheaton Chambers, Rita Lupino · Music Leith Stevens

“UNWED MOTHER ...her story-the nation's problem!”

Drama

After a beautiful but unsophisticated girl is seduced by a worldly piano player and gives up her out-of-wedlock baby, her guilt compels her to kidnap another child.

VIBE

A heavy, guilt-ridden melodrama that explores the devastating consequences of societal pressures and desperate choices. It's a somber, intense watch that lingers long after the credits roll.

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