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Ransom! (1956)
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27 August 1956 (Sweden)
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The Stannard's son is kidnapped for ransom. Plot centres around Ford's (the father) efforts to find him. full summary | add synopsis
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Glenn Ford | ... | David G. 'Dave' Stannard | |
| Donna Reed | ... | Edith Stannard | |
| Leslie Nielsen | ... | Charlie Telfer | |
| Juano Hernandez | ... | Jesse Chapman aka Uncle Jesse | |
| Robert Keith | ... | Police Chief Jim Backett | |
| Richard Gaines | ... | Langly | |
| Mabel Albertson | ... | Mrs. Partridge | |
| Alexander Scourby | ... | Dr. Paul Y. Gorman | |
| Bobby Clark | ... | Andy Stannard | |
| Ainslie Pryor | ... | Al Stannard | |
| Lori March | ... | Elizabeth Stannard | |
| Robert Burton | ... | Sheriff Jake Kessing | |
| Juanita Moore | ... | Shirley Lorraine | |
| Mary Alan Hokanson | ... | Nurse | |
| Robert Stevenson | ... | Fred Benson (as Robert Forrest) |
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Fearful Decision (USA) (alternative title)
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109 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Leslie Nielsen's first film.
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David G. Stannard:
Now I see why the unemployed have so many children.
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Close-knit family is torn apart after young boy is kidnapped. Glenn Ford does his usual first-class work as the boy's distraught father, though the supporting performances fail to match up or make any impact of their own. Director Alex Segal shows no imagination behind the camera, and his film is workman-like in the manner of TV dramas. Donna Reed's hysterical mom becomes tiresome before too long, and there isn't much detail on the kidnappers themselves (whom we never see). By giving us some inkling of their plans or intrinsic motives, the movie might have felt more fully played out. Still, Ford is almost always worth watching, and his thoughtful work should certainly please his fans. Remade in 1996 with Mel Gibson. ** from ****