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Born to Be Sold

Born to Be Sold

19813.81h 36m

Overview

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.

Directed by Burt Brinckerhoff
Written by Karen Harris, Lynne McTaggart, Leo Pipkin
Produced by Ron Samuels, Gary Credle
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Top Cast

Lynda Carter

Lynda Carter

Kate Carlin

Harold Gould

Harold Gould

Robert Westfield

Philip Sterling

Philip Sterling

Sgt. Prill

Dean Stockwell

Dean Stockwell

Marty Helick

Sharon Farrell

Sharon Farrell

Joan Helick

Lloyd Haynes

Lloyd Haynes

Malcolm

Ed Nelson

Ed Nelson

Carl Strickland

Joy Garrett

Joy Garrett

April Strickland

C

Claire Malis

Claire

Donna Wilkes

Donna Wilkes

Cindy Carlson

Themes & Keywords

adoptionbaby selling

About Born to Be Sold

Born to Be Sold is a crime, thriller, tv movie film released in 1981 exploring themes of adoption, baby selling. Directed by Burt Brinckerhoff, it stars Lynda Carter, Harold Gould, Philip Sterling. 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.

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