United States / Nov 02, 1981 / NBC
Born to Be Sold (1981)
Directed by Burt Brinckerhoff
1h 36minruntime
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5.0/10
Plot
A social worker tries to break up a ring of crooks who buy newborn babies from teenaged mothers and sell them to couples who can't obtain them through legal adoption channels.
Main cast
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| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Joy Garrett | April Strickland |
| Claire Malis | Claire |
| Donna Wilkes | Cindy Carlson |
| Rita Taggart | Janet Carlson |
| Bernard Behrens | Judge |
| Gordon Haight | George |
| Mae E. Campbell | Mrs. Bentley |
| Joyce Temple-Harris | Mrs. Bogner |
| Ken Hill | Mr. Bogner |
| Kathy Beaudine | Mrs. Hoffman |
| John Medici | Mr. Hoffman |
| Art Kimbro | Cop #1 |
| Pamela Keepe | Susan |
| Madeline Paiss | Ellen |
| Shelly O'Neill | Girl |
| Wendell Baker | Tim |
| Nick Savage | Man #1 |
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| Ken Foree | Man #2 |
| Martin Azarow | Louie Blatz |
| Heshimu Cumbuka | Hawker |
| Danny Chambers | Cop #2 |
| Michael Canavan | Attendant |
Genres
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Born to Be Sold |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Ron Samuels Productions |
| Release date | 2 novembre 1981 |
| Executive producer | Ron Samuels |
| Production | Ron Samuels, Gary Credle, John A. Martinelli |
| Writer | Lynne McTaggart, Leo Pipkin, Karen Harris |
| Casting | Lori Openden |
| Editing | John A. Martinelli, Martin Chielens |
| Cinematography | William Cronjager, Patrick Fennell, Earl Linder |
| Assistant directors | Skip Beaudine, Craig Beaudine, Kevin G. Cremin, Burt Brinckerhoff, Jeanetta L. Hoyle |
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| Lighting | David Lee |
| Camera operators | Patrick Fennell, William Cronjager, Earl Linder |
| Additional photography | William Cronjager, Patrick Fennell, Earl Linder |
| Production design | Daniel A. Lomino, Gary Moreno, Dominick Bruno |
| Art direction | Gary Moreno, Daniel A. Lomino, Dominick Bruno |
| Set decoration | Gary Moreno, Daniel A. Lomino, Dominick Bruno |
| Stunts | Ron Stein |
| Music | Johnny Harris, Richard Raguse, John Mick, John Post |
| Sound | Johnny Harris, Richard Raguse, John Mick, John Post |
| Costume design | Robert B. Harris, Carolina Ewart, Phyllis Garr, Tommy Cole, Stephen Elsbree, Greg LaCava, Dorothea Long |
| Makeup | Tommy Cole, Greg LaCava, Robert B. Harris, Carolina Ewart, Phyllis Garr, Stephen Elsbree, Dorothea Long |
| Hairstyling | Robert B. Harris, Carolina Ewart, Phyllis Garr, Tommy Cole, Stephen Elsbree, Greg LaCava, Dorothea Long |
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