
Born to Be Sold
1981, English. Directed by Burt Brinckerhoff.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Burt BrinckerhoffDirector
- Lynda CarterKate Carlin
- Harold GouldRobert Westfield
- Philip SterlingSgt. Prill
- Dean StockwellMarty Helick
- Sharon FarrellJoan Helick
- Lloyd HaynesMalcolm
- Ed NelsonCarl Strickland
- Joy GarrettApril Strickland
- Claire MalisClaire
- Donna WilkesCindy Carlson
- Rita TaggartJanet Carlson
- Bernard BehrensJudge
Details
- Released
- 2 November 1981
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Leo Pipkin
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Born to Be Sold runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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Born to Be Sold is streaming on Cultpix in India. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Born to Be Sold?
Born to Be Sold (1981) was directed by Burt Brinckerhoff and stars Lynda Carter, Harold Gould, Philip Sterling.