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Babies for Sale

"Mothers! What would you take for your baby?"

1940

1h 5m

6.3(3 votes)

Drama

Overview

A determined newsman pursues his hunch that a charitable maternity hospital is running a ruthless adoption racket.

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18 members

Acting

Rochelle Hudson

Ruth Williams

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Glenn Ford

Steve Burton / Oscar Hanson

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Miles Mander

Dr. Rankin

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Joe De Stefani

Dr. John Gaines (as Joseph Stefani)

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Isabel Jewell

Edith Drake

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Georgia Caine

Iris Talbot

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Evan Hyde

Gerda Honaker

No Image

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Selmer Jackson

Arthur Kingsley

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Mary Currier

Mrs. Thelma Kingsley

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Edwin Stanley

Mr. Edwards

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Douglas Wood

Dr. Aleshire

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John Qualen

Howard Anderson

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Helen Brown

Mrs. Howard Anderson

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Dorothy Adams

Mother in Dr. Gaines' Office

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John Beck

Charity Worker

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Bruce Bennett

Policeman

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Lew Kelly

The Kingsley's Gardener

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Ben Taggart

Police Sgt. Mike Burke

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