CinemaOSMovie · 1956 · 1h 49m
Ransom!

When that phone rings --

72%(37)IMDbCrimeDramaThriller

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

Directed byAlex Segal

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 49m
Language
EN
Released
January 24, 1956
Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

David G. 'Dave' Stannard

Donna Reed

Donna Reed

Edith Stannard

Leslie Nielsen

Leslie Nielsen

Charlie Telfer

Juano Hernández

Juano Hernández

Jesse Chapman aka Uncle Jesse

Robert Keith

Robert Keith

Police Chief Jim Backett

Richard Gaines

Richard Gaines

Langly

Mabel Albertson

Mabel Albertson

Mrs. Partridge

Alexander Scourby

Alexander Scourby

Dr. Paul Y. Gorman

Lori March

Lori March

Elizabeth Stannard

Bobby Clark

Andrew "Andy" Stannard

Creative team
Directed by
Alex Segal
Written by
Cyril Hume
Richard Maibaum
Richard Maibaum
Produced by
Nicholas Nayfack

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