Ransom! Totally Explained

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Ransom! is a 1956 crime drama examining the reactions of parents, police, and the public to a kidnapping. Written by Richard Maibaum and Cyril Hume, the film was based on a popular episode of "The United States Steel Hour" titled "Fearful Decision," which aired in 1954. Directed by stage and television veteran Alex Segal, the film starred Glenn Ford, Donna Reed, and Leslie Nielsen.
The film and original teleplay were remade by Ron Howard as the 1996 film Ransom.

Plot

Andy Stannard (Bobby Clark) is kidnapped from his school by a nurse claiming that he's needed immediately by the family doctor. His shaken parents, David and Edith (Glenn Ford and Donna Reed), notify the police and immediately begin falling apart. Confounded by the realization that the odds are his son won't be returned with or without paying the ransom, David turns the tables on the kidnappers, offering a reward for their capture. Will Andy be returned?

Cast

Glenn Ford as David Stannard
Donna Reed as Edith Stannard
Leslie Nielsen as Charlie Telfer
Juano Hernandez as Jesse Chapman
Robert Keith as Police Chief Jim Backett
Richard Gaines as Langly
Mabel Albertson as Mrs. Partridge
Alexander Scourby as Dr. Paul Y. Gorman
Bobby Clark as Andy Stannard
Ainslie Pryor as Al Stannard
Lori March as Elizabeth Stannard
Robert Burton as Sheriff Jake Kessing
Juanita Moore as Shirley Lorraine
Charles Herbert as Butchie Ritter, Neighbor Boy

Translations

French : La Rançon

Austria and West Germany: Menschenraub

USA: Fearful Decision

Finland: Puhelu tuntemattomalta

Spain: Rapto

Argentina: Rescate

Italy: Ricatto più vile, Il

Sweden: Signal från okänd

Poland: OkupFurther Information

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