Abandoned (1949 film)

Infobox Film
name = Abandoned


caption = Theatrical poster
director = Joseph M. Newman
producer = Jerry Bresler
writer = screenplay Irwin Gielgud
rewrite and additional dialog: William Bowers
narrator =
starring = Dennis O'Keefe
Gale Storm
Marjorie Rambeau
Raymond Burr
Will Kuluva
Jeff Chandler
music =
cinematography = William H. Daniels
editing =
distributor = Universal Pictures
released = October 26, 1949 (U.S.A.)
runtime = 78 minutes
country = United States
language = English
budget =
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0041084|

"Abandoned" (1949) is a American crime "film noir" directed by Joseph M. Newman. The drama features Dennis O'Keefe, Gale Storm, among others. [imdb title|id=0041084|title=Abandoned.]

Plot

A woman's sister goes missing in Los Angeles. She goes to city hall to see if she can get any information about her disappearance. Although the police at first can't assist she does get support from a local crime reporter. The two investigate the disappearance which leads them to a shady detective and a black-market baby ring.

Critical reception

A.W., writing for the New York times called the film a "briskly-paced thriller" but said the movie "proceeds along conventional melodramatic lines" [ [http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9507E7D6113CE23BBC4F51DFB6678382659EDE "New York Times"] . Film review, October 27, 1949.]

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* [http://www.noiroftheweek.com/2008/06/abandoned-1949.html Film Noir of the Week]
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