Born to Be Sold

Born to Be Sold

Born to Be Sold

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Born to Be Sold

1981

1h 36m

4.6(7 votes)

Crime

Thriller

TV Movie

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.

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Cast & Crew

29 members

Acting

Lynda Carter

Kate Carlin

Lynda Carter

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Harold Gould

Robert Westfield

Harold Gould

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Philip Sterling

Sgt. Prill

Philip Sterling

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Dean Stockwell

Marty Helick

Dean Stockwell

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Sharon Farrell

Joan Helick

Sharon Farrell

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Lloyd Haynes

Malcolm

Lloyd Haynes

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Ed Nelson

Carl Strickland

Ed Nelson

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Joy Garrett

April Strickland

Joy Garrett

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Claire Malis

Claire

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Donna Wilkes

Cindy Carlson

Donna Wilkes

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Rita Taggart

Janet Carlson

Rita Taggart

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Bernard Behrens

Judge

Bernard Behrens

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Gordon Haight

George

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Mae E. Campbell

Mrs. Bentley

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Crew

Joyce Temple-Harris

Mrs. Bogner

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Ken Hill

Mr. Bogner

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Kathy Beaudine

Mrs. Hoffman

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John Medici

Mr. Hoffman

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Art Kimbro

Cop #1

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Pamela Keepe

Susan

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Madeline Paiss

Ellen

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Shelly O'Neill

Girl

Shelly O'Neill

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Wendell Baker

Tim

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Nick Savage

Man #1

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Ken Foree

Man #2

Ken Foree

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Martin Azarow

Louie Blatz

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Heshimu Cumbuka

Hawker

Heshimu Cumbuka

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Danny Chambers

Cop #2

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Michael Canavan

Attendant

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