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Babies for Sale
Babies for Sale

Babies for Sale

Mothers! What would you take for your baby?

Genres

Drama

OverView

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

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

65 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

14 June 1940

Country

United States of America

Cast

Rochelle Hudson

Rochelle Hudson

Ruth Williams

Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

Steve Burton / Oscar Hanson

Miles Mander

Miles Mander

Dr. Rankin

Joe De Stefani

Joe De Stefani

Dr. John Gaines (as Joseph Stefani)

Isabel Jewell

Isabel Jewell

Edith Drake

Georgia Caine

Georgia Caine

Iris Talbot

Evan Hyde

Evan Hyde

Gerda Honaker

Selmer Jackson

Selmer Jackson

Arthur Kingsley

Mary Currier

Mary Currier

Mrs. Thelma Kingsley

Edwin Stanley

Edwin Stanley

Mr. Edwards

Douglas Wood

Douglas Wood

Dr. Aleshire

John Qualen

John Qualen

Howard Anderson

Helen Brown

Helen Brown

Mrs. Howard Anderson

Dorothy Adams

Dorothy Adams

Mother in Dr. Gaines' Office

John Beck

John Beck

Charity Worker

Bruce Bennett

Bruce Bennett

Policeman

Lew Kelly

Lew Kelly

The Kingsley's Gardener

Ben Taggart

Ben Taggart

Police Sgt. Mike Burke

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