Ransom (1956)

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Written by Cyril Hume, Richard Maibaum

Directed by Alex Segal

Running Time: 110 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1956

Rating: PG Certificate

Filmed in Colour

David Stannard (Glenn Ford, pictured, centre) is faced with a half-million dollar demand when his son Andy (Bobby Clark) is kidnapped and held for ransom. But Stannard refuses to play ball - he goes on nationwide TV, displaying the cash and warning the kidnappers that not one cent will be paid unless Andy is returned unharmed.

David's belligerence is not popular within his own family, and then matters take a turn for the worse when police find the boy's blood-stained shirt.

Cast

Image for Glenn FordGlenn FordDavid G. Stannard
Donna ReedEdith Stannard
Image for Leslie NielsenLeslie NielsenCharlie Telfer
Juano HernandezJesse Chapman
Robert KeithPolice Chief Jim Backett
Richard GainesLangly
Mabel AlbertsonMrs. Partridge
Alexander ScourbyDr. Paul Y. Gorman
Bobby ClarkAndy Stannard
Ainslie PryorAl Stannard
Lori MarchElizabeth Stannard
Robert BurtonSheriff Jake Kessing
Juanita MooreShirley Lorraine
Mary Alan HokansonNurse
Robert ForrestFred Benson

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