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Ransom! (1956)

Ransom!

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12

1h 49m

Crime, Drama, Thriller, Film Noir

January 24th, 1956

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A rich man (Glenn Ford) stuns his wife (Donna Reed) and town with a televised threat to his son's kidnapper.

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Cast

Glenn Ford
David G. Stannard
Donna Reed
Edith Stannard
Leslie Nielsen
Charlie Telfer
Juano Hernandez
Jesse Chapman
Robert Keith
Chief Jim Backett
Richard Gaines
Langly
Mabel Albertson
Mrs. Partridge
Alexander Scourby
Dr. Paul Y. Gorman
Bobby Clark
Andy Stannard
Ainslie Pryor
Al Stannard
Full cast & crew

Directors

Alex Segal
Full cast & crew

Producers

Nicholas Nayfack
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Cyril Hume
(written by) and
Richard Maibaum
written by
Full cast & crew

Taglines

When That Phone Rings.
When that phone rings --

Keywords

fear
suspense
husband wife relationship
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

March 1st, 1957 (Austria)
March 16th, 1960 (Denmark)
February 8th, 1957 (Finland)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Ransom! (original title)
Rescate (Argentina)
Menschenraub (Austria)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA (studio)
Westwood, Los Angeles, California, USA (2 motocycle cops shown after Dave calls the police chief - note Westwood Village and Bullock's Dept. store in the background)

Running Times

109 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.37 : 1

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Distribution Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (France)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (India)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (New Zealand)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

Western Electric [us] (sound system)

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