Black Market Babies
- Original title
- Black Market Babies
- Year
- 1945
- Running time
- 71 min.
- Country
- United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Ralph Morgan
- Kane Richmond
- Jayne Hazard
- Teala Loring
- Marjorie Hoshelle
- George Meeker
- Maris Wrixon
- Nana Bryant
- Addison Richards
- Anthony Warde
- Selmer Jackson
- Dewey Robinson
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- Cinematography
Harry Neumann (B&W)- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Crime
- Synopsis
- This George Morris story was based on an article that appeared in "Woman's Home Companion" and later reprinted in "Reader's Digest." Eddie Condon, a two-bit racketeer, teams up with an alcoholic doctor, Judson, to set up a maternity home with free facilities to expectant mothers, with the proviso that the women sign away all rights to their newborns. The babies are then offered for adaptation to couples willing to make a substantial "contribution" to the home. Things go well for this borderline within-the-law business until a baby is still-born. Conden had already sold the baby for $5,000 and has no intention of returning the money, so he substitutes the child of the sister of his wife. There is a slip-up on the filing of the certificates and the District Attorney's office gets involved.
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