Fearful Decision
(1956)
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Fearful Decision
(1956)
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| Glenn Ford | ... | ||
| Donna Reed | ... |
Edith Stannard
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| Leslie Nielsen | ... | ||
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Juano Hernandez | ... |
Jesse Chapman aka Uncle Jesse
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Robert Keith | ... |
Police Chief Jim Backett
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Richard Gaines | ... |
Langly
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Mabel Albertson | ... |
Mrs. Partridge
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Alexander Scourby | ... |
Dr. Paul Y. Gorman
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Bobby Clark | ... |
Andy Stannard
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Ainslie Pryor | ... |
Al Stannard
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Lori March | ... |
Elizabeth Stannard
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Robert Burton | ... |
Sheriff Jake Kessing
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| Juanita Moore | ... |
Shirley Lorraine
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Mary Alan Hokanson | ... |
Nurse
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Robert Stevenson | ... |
Fred Benson
(as Robert Forrest)
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When his son Andy is kidnapped and held for ransom, David Stannard liquidates his assets to meet the half-million dollar demand. A casual remark by newspaper reporter Charlie Telfer makes him change his mind. Despite the pleas from his wife Edith and brother Al, and the resultant condemnation of the press and public, Stannard goes on a nation-wide television program, displays the money and warns the kidnapper that not one cent will be paid for ransom; instead the money will be used to track down the kidnapper if Andy isn't returned unharmed. The police then find the boy's blood-stained shirt. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
Restrained performances and confined locations make this a powerful thriller. Glenn Ford is superb in the role, Leslie Neilson however is a tad over the top. Where this film succeeds is in sticking with the main character and never straying from his confinement or his pain, and when it comes to the hardest decision of his life, you're battered by the argueing group. Gritty and thought provoking.