Black Market Babies (1946)
The title tells all in the Monogram "expose" Black Market Babies. Alcoholic physician Dr. Jordan (Ralph Morgan) joins forces with gangster Eddie Condon (Kane Richmond) and shyster lawyer Anthony Marco (George Meeker) in a crooked adoption racket. Coercing unwed mothers to give up their babies for adoption, the unholy trio operates a supposedly philanthropic baby farm which caters to childless couples who have been frustrated by the legal adoption system. The villains rake in oodles and oodles of cash before the authorities close in. But once the jig is up, the crooks fall out, resulting in murder. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Ralph Morgan, Kane Richmond, (more)
- Director(s):
- William Beaudine
Synopsis of Black Market Babies
The title tells all in the Monogram "expose" Black Market Babies. Alcoholic physician Dr. Jordan (Ralph Morgan) joins forces with gangster Eddie Condon (Kane Richmond) and shyster lawyer Anthony Marco (George Meeker) in a crooked adoption racket. Coercing unwed mothers to give up their babies for adoption, the unholy trio operates a supposedly philanthropic baby farm which caters to childless couples who have been frustrated by the legal adoption system. The villains rake in oodles and oodles of cash before the authorities close in. But once the jig is up, the crooks fall out, resulting in murder. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Black Market Babies
- Ralph Morgan - Dr. Jordan
- Teala Loring - Evelyn Barret
- George Meeker - Anthony Marco
- Dewey Robinson - Barney
- Selmar Jackson - Mr. Andrews
- Maris Wrixon - Helen Roberts
- Parker Gee - Paul Carroll
- Kane Richmond - Eddie Condon
- Marjorie Hoshelle - Donna Corbett
- Jayne Hazard - Doris Condon
- Alan Foster - Jake
- Nana Bryant - Mrs. Andrews
- Addison Richards - Hamilton
- Terry Frost - Sam
- Director(s):
- William Beaudine
- Writer(s):
- George Wallace Sayre
- Producer(s):
- Jeffrey Bernard
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