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Director:
Alex Segal
Writers:
Cyril Hume (written by) and
Richard Maibaum (written by)
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Release Date:
27 August 1956 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
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

  (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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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Fearful Decision (USA) (alternative title)
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Runtime:
109 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (certificate #17828)
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Leslie Nielsen's first film. more
Quotes:
David G. Stannard: Now I see why the unemployed have so many children. more
Movie Connections:
Remade as Ransom (1996) more

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Capable knuckle-biter..., 4 December 2008
5/10
Author: moonspinner55 from redlands, ca

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 ****

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