The young woman, the character Angie Rossini, is played by the actress Natalie Wood, who was nominated for the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her role.
The young man who made Angie pregnant, the character Rocky Papasano, is played by the actor Steve McQueen, who was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his role.
The movie was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story and Screenplay.
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The following video clip shows the movie's first eight minutes. Rocky is a professional musician who has come into a musicians' union hiring hall to try to get hired for some gigs. At about 5:20 in the video, Rocky is encountered by Angie, who informs him that she has become pregnant from him. Rocky seems to have difficulty remembering Angie. She tells him she wants him to help her get an abortion.
Since she is on a break from her job at Macy's department store, she rushes back to work but tells him she works from 9 to 5 on the store's fifth floor.
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The following video clip shows Rocky meeting with Angie at Macy's. He has made an appointment for her to visit a doctor on at 4 p.m. on the following Sunday. The abortion will cost $400, but she has only $200. Rocky thinks he might be able to come up with the other $200.
Rocky and Angie meet again on the Sunday -- a while before 4 p.m.. Between them, they do have the $400. Rocky gives the money to a man who will arrange the abortion, but it turns out that the total cost will be $450. The man takes the $400 Rocky and tells him to bring the remaining $50 at 4 p.m. Rocky and Angie have only $24 of the necessary $50.
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The following video clip shows Rocky taking Angie to get the remaining $26 from his parents.
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The following video clip shows (at about 5:00) Rocky and Angie arriving at the abortionist's apartment. Angie begins to undress. Rocky finds out that the abortionist is not a doctor, so Rocky cancels the abortion.
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The following video is the movie's trailer.
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