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In Ida Lupino's directorial debut Not Wanted, young and naive "unwed mother" Sally Forrest's life spirals out of control after her musician beau (Leo Penn) ditches her for an out-of-town gig, despite the presence of another man (Keefe Brasselle) determined to win her heart. After leaving Warner Brothers, legendary screen actress Ida Lupino co-founded The Filmakers, an independent production company conceived as an alternative to the dominant aesthetics of Hollywood. With the low-key, intimate Not Wanted, Lupino tackled the "taboo" topic of out-of-wedlock pregnancy, immediately venturing into terrain where big-budget mainstream fantasy-spinners feared to tread. In many ways this extraordinary first directorial effort, while uncredited, already bears the stamp of Lupino's unique vision: the remarkable empathy felt for the lead character (Sally Forrest as the dazed, traumatized young waitress thrust into the world of unwed motherhood), the hallucinatory moments (note the amazing subjective camerawork of the childbirth sequence), and the deft location shooting (as Forrest wanders through the bus stations and boarding houses of small-town America).
Original Release
06/24/1949
US Release
06/24/1949
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sally Forrest | Sally Kelton |
Keefe Brasselle | Drew Baxter |
Leo Penn | Steve Ryan |
Dorothy Adams | Mrs. Aggie Kelton |
Wheaton Chambers | Mr. Kelton |
Rita Lupino | Joan |
Audrey Farr | Nancy |
Carole Donne | Jane |
Ruth Clifford | Mrs. Elizabeth Stone |
Ruthelma Stevens | Miss James |
Directors
Writers
Paul Jarrico, Ida Lupino, Malvin Wald
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sally Forrest | Sally Kelton |
Keefe Brasselle | Drew Baxter |
Leo Penn | Steve Ryan |
Dorothy Adams | Mrs. Aggie Kelton |
Wheaton Chambers | Mr. Kelton |
Rita Lupino | Joan |
Audrey Farr | Nancy |
Carole Donne | Jane |
Ruth Clifford | Mrs. Elizabeth Stone |
Ruthelma Stevens | Miss James |
Virginia Mullen | Mrs. Banning -- Infant's Mother |
Marie Harmon | Irene |
Roger Anderson | Bill Aikens |
Gregg Barton | Patrolman |
Charles Seel | Dr. Williams |
Lawrence Dobkin | Assistant District Attorney |
Patrick Whyte | Rev. Culbertson |
Maurice Bernstein | Doctor in Delivery Room |
Tom Coleman | Townsman |
Dian Fauntelle | Prisoner |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ida Lupino | Producer |
Anson Bond | Producer |