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* DoesHeHaveABrother: When Don brags about Betty to his friends, exaggerating how well-off she is, one of them asks, "Does she have a sister?"
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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Betty's reason for not getting an abortion is "It's not mine to kill."
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* ReplacementGoldfish: A couple decides to adopt Betty's son because they feel lonely after the death of their own son Joey in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.
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''Unwed Mother'' is a 1958 film directed by Walter Doniger.
Betty Miller (Norma Moore), a young, naive woman who has recently moved from the country to UsefulNotes/LosAngeles with her mother, is seduced by grifter Don Bigelow (Creator/RobertVaughn). Don tricks Betty into helping him rob a theater, but the two are caught by police, leaving Don in jail and Betty alone, on probation, and pregnant.
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!!''Unwed Mother'' contains examples of:
* BackAlleyDoctor: Gertie (Billie Bird), a stripper Betty met during her short time in jail, directs her to a creepy, drunken abortionist (Timothy Carey). Betty can't bring herself to go through with the procedure and flees his office. Later, she hears he was arrested after one of his patients died.
* {{Fainting}}: Early in her pregnancy, Betty faints. Her mother finds her and calls a doctor, which is how they find out that Betty is pregnant.
* ShotgunWedding: Narrowly averted. Don learns that he'll be let out of prison and put on probation if he marries Betty, and eagerly accepts. However, Betty quickly realizes that Don never really loved her and rejects him, and he's sent back to prison.
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Betty Miller (Norma Moore), a young, naive woman who has recently moved from the country to UsefulNotes/LosAngeles with her mother, is seduced by grifter Don Bigelow (Creator/RobertVaughn). Don tricks Betty into helping him rob a theater, but the two are caught by police, leaving Don in jail and Betty alone, on probation, and pregnant.
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!!''Unwed Mother'' contains examples of:
* BackAlleyDoctor: Gertie (Billie Bird), a stripper Betty met during her short time in jail, directs her to a creepy, drunken abortionist (Timothy Carey). Betty can't bring herself to go through with the procedure and flees his office. Later, she hears he was arrested after one of his patients died.
* {{Fainting}}: Early in her pregnancy, Betty faints. Her mother finds her and calls a doctor, which is how they find out that Betty is pregnant.
* ShotgunWedding: Narrowly averted. Don learns that he'll be let out of prison and put on probation if he marries Betty, and eagerly accepts. However, Betty quickly realizes that Don never really loved her and rejects him, and he's sent back to prison.
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