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Abandoned

  • 19491949
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 19m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
483
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POPULARITY
57,599
2,010
Dennis O'Keefe and Gale Storm in Abandoned (1949)
DramaFilm-Noir
Newspaperman helps girl find her sister's illegitimate baby, gets mixed up in baby-adoption racket.Newspaperman helps girl find her sister's illegitimate baby, gets mixed up in baby-adoption racket.Newspaperman helps girl find her sister's illegitimate baby, gets mixed up in baby-adoption racket.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
483
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
57,599
2,010
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Joseph M. Newman
    • Writers
      • Irwin Gielgud(story by)
      • William Bowers(additional dialogue by)
    • Stars
      • Dennis O'Keefe
      • Gale Storm
      • Jeff Chandler
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Joseph M. Newman
    • Writers
      • Irwin Gielgud(story by)
      • William Bowers(additional dialogue by)
    • Stars
      • Dennis O'Keefe
      • Gale Storm
      • Jeff Chandler
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    • 14User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
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    Abandoned (1949)
    Abandoned (1949)
    Dennis O'Keefe and Gale Storm in Abandoned (1949)
    Dennis O'Keefe and Gale Storm in Abandoned (1949)
    Dennis O'Keefe and Gale Storm in Abandoned (1949)
    Dennis O'Keefe, Marjorie Rambeau, and Gale Storm in Abandoned (1949)
    Gale Storm in Abandoned (1949)
    Dennis O'Keefe and Gale Storm in Abandoned (1949)

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    Dennis O'Keefe
    Dennis O'Keefe
    • Mark Sitko
    Gale Storm
    Gale Storm
    • Paula Considine
    Jeff Chandler
    Jeff Chandler
    • Chief McRae
    Meg Randall
    Meg Randall
    • Dottie Jensen
    Raymond Burr
    Raymond Burr
    • Kerric
    Marjorie Rambeau
    Marjorie Rambeau
    • Mrs. Donner
    Jeanette Nolan
    Jeanette Nolan
    • Major Ross
    Mike Mazurki
    Mike Mazurki
    • Hoppe
    Will Kuluva
    Will Kuluva
    • Little Guy Decola
    David Clarke
    David Clarke
    • Harry
    William Frambes
    William Frambes
    • Scoop
    • (as William Page)
    Sid Tomack
    Sid Tomack
    • Mr. Humes
    Perc Launders
    • Dowd
    Steve Darrell
    Steve Darrell
    • Brenn
    Clifton Young
    Clifton Young
    • Eddie
    Ruth Sanderson
    • Mrs. Spence
    Frank Cady
    Frank Cady
    • Nolan - City Editor
    • (uncredited)
    Marcella Cisney
    • Nurse at Meeting
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Joseph M. Newman
    • Writers
      • Irwin Gielgud(story by) (screenplay by)
      • William Bowers(additional dialogue by)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The main title theme for this movie is the famous Miklos Rosza score from "The Killers" (1946) released 3 years earlier.
    • Quotes

      Kerric: [to Mrs. Donner] I was just thinking how nice life used to be when I stuck to blackmail and petty larceny.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Love Is a Roller Coaster: Woman on the Run Revisited (2016)

    User reviews14

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    8/10
    Tough and gritty...and a lot of Noir elements to make it interesting.
    If you ask a dozen film experts about what constitutes a movie that is 'film noir', you will likely get a dozen different answers. But a couple things will be constant...the toughness of the plot, the violence of the screenplay and the terrific camerawork and shadows. In this sense, clearly, "Abandoned" would qualify as Noir.

    When the film begins, Mark, a nosey reporter (Dennis O'Keefe) notices that a lady is being followed. It seems that a very shady private dick (Raymond Burr) is following Paula (Gale Storm) and Mark intervenes. After chasing away the evil detective, Mark learns from Paula that she's in town looking for her sister...who has been missing for some time. The trail, it turns out, leads to a baby selling racket...and one which apparently killed this sister and stole her baby! Can the pair manage to get a lead on who is behind all this?

    I loved the camerawork...particularly in the early portions of the film. The angles and shadows are great...and very moody. I also loved the incredibly violent and gritty ending where evil clearly is punished big time! Overall, a well written and acted film that never is dull and is well worth your time.
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    • Jul 6, 2022

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 22, 1949 (Mexico)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Abandoned Woman
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal International Pictures (UI)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 19 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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