Not Wanted

Not Wanted

. . . in a picture that plunges heart-deep into the story of one girl's mistake!

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Release Date

6/24/1949

Runtime

91 mins

Genres

Overview

After a beautiful but unsophisticated girl is seduced by a worldly piano player and gives up her out-of-wedlock baby, her guilt compels her to kidnap another child.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

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Homepage

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A raw melodrama about a woman consumed by maternal regret, wrestling with impossible choices and the weight of societal judgment in 1940s America. The film balances sympathy for its flawed protagonist with genuine moral complexity.

Mood

MelancholicMournful

Themes

Redemption

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Child endangerment

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