Love with the Proper Stranger is a 1963 film which tells the story of a salesgirl who finds herself pregnant after a brief affair. She looks for the baby's father, who at first doesn't remember her, and the two work together to raise money for an abortion, becoming more than friends in the process. It stars Natalie Wood, Steve McQueen, Edie Adams, Herschel Bernardi and Harvey Lembeck.
The movie was written by Arnold Schulman and directed by Robert Mulligan.
It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Natalie Wood), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White, Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, Best Costume Design, Black-and-White (Edith Head) and Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen.
