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Ransom!(1956)

January 24, 19561h 49m

Crime Drama Thriller

72%User score 72 percent

User Score

35 votes

When that phone rings --

Overview

A wealthy business man stuns his wife and town with a televised response to his son's kidnappers.

Director: Alex Segal
Writers: Cyril Hume, Richard Maibaum

Top Billed Cast

Glenn Ford
David G. 'Dave' Stannard
Donna Reed
Edith Stannard
Leslie Nielsen
Charlie Telfer
Juano Hernández
Jesse Chapman aka Uncle Jesse

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Ransom! (1956) | Watch Free Online Movies

Robert Keith

Police Chief Jim Backett

Richard Gaines

Langly

Mabel Albertson

Mrs. Partridge

Alexander Scourby

Dr. Paul Y. Gorman

Lori March

Elizabeth Stannard

Robert Burton

Sheriff Jake Kessing

Juanita Moore

Shirley Lorraine

Ainslie Pryor

Al Stannard

Olan Soule

Bank Clerk

Charles Herbert

Butchie Ritter

Dick Rich

Sgt. Wenzel

Peter Adams

George Portalis (uncredited)

Paul Brinegar

Bank Clerk (uncredited)

George Dunn

Bank Clerk (uncredited)

Jack Gargan

Chauffeur (uncredited)

Sol Gorss

Officer (uncredited)

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Status: Released
Original title: Ransom!
Original language: English
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Keywords

ransom
kidnapping
child kidnapping
phone call
1950s
wealthy couple
child abduction