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6/14/2020

Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)

Angie is pregnant from a one-night stand. But when she goes to the father for help, he doesn't even remember her. Still, he's determined to do the right thing -- and both of them agree that the "right thing" is an abortion, despite it being illegal.

This started out quite strong and was completely different than what I was expecting from the video cover (left). They're struggling to come up with cash for a scary thing, literally running around with a stranger, bonding despite themselves. But then the movie takes a weird turn into bickering comedy and undid all of the powerful work that had gone before.

C+

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