Abandoned

1949

Action / Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Romance / Thriller

9
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 75% · 1 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 75% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.7/10 10 1223 1.2K

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Plot summary

A Los Angeles newspaperman seeks a woman's sister and finds a black-market baby ring.

Director

Joseph M. Newman Photo
Joseph M. Newman

Top cast

Charles Jordan Photo
Charles Jordan as Charlie
Mike Mazurki Photo
Mike Mazurki as Hoppe
Frank Cady Photo
Frank Cady as Nolan - City Editor
Francis McDonald Photo
Francis McDonald as Winey - Pool Player
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726.83 MB
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 19 min
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1.32 GB
1456*1072
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 19 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by adrianovasconcelos 8 / 10

Documentary style B film noir about baby racket

Director Joe Newman, about whom I know very little, does a fine job with ABANDONED, extracting excellent performances from male lead Dennis O'Keefe as a reporter who instantly falls in love with Gale Storm, who is looking for her missing sister; dirty gumshoe Raymond Burr, probably the pick of the bunch; and chief villainess Marjorie Rambeau. For a B, this picture boasts an above average cast that includes police boss Jeff Chandler, heavy Mike Mazurki and top male baddy Will Kuluva.Solid script resting on generally credible and crisp dialogue, attention to detail, and well shot action sequences.Superb cinematography from William Daniels. Definitely warrants watching.
Reviewed by planktonrules 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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