Abandoned is a postwar American crime drama centered on an investigation into illegal baby trafficking operating under the guise of private adoption services. As a determined woman searches for her missing sister, the story exposes corruption, exploitation, and moral decay beneath a respectable surface. Shot in a semi-documentary noir style, the film reflects late-1940s social anxieties and urban crime realism.

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Newspaperman helps girl find her sister's illegitimate baby, gets mixed up in baby-adoption racket. Unwed mothers are forced to sell their babies for adoption.