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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 055

Not Wanted

194991 minUnited States
Drama
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Original language
English
This copy runs
90:58
Subtitles
English

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Synopsis

A young woman leaves a restrictive home to follow a travelling pianist, hoping for affection and independence. When he moves on, she faces pregnancy without the support she expected. The film follows her decisions and their emotional aftermath, approaching a subject often kept at the margins of studio-era stories.

Cast

DirectorsElmer CliftonIda Lupino

Historical context

The film treats unmarried pregnancy as a lived social predicament, using a young woman's restricted choices as its dramatic centre. Later critics have particularly valued its attention to everyday work, locations and subjective distress within the resources of a small production.

Behind the scenes

When director Elmer Clifton became ill shortly after filming began, co-writer and co-producer Ida Lupino stepped in to direct without taking screen credit. That emergency became a significant early moment in her move from acting into filmmaking.

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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.

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