- Country: USA
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Release: 1954-01-31
- Director: Robert Aldrich
- Writers: Lindsay Hardy , Hugo Butler
- Language: English | Cantonese
- Stars: Dan Duryea , Gene Lockhart (1891–1957) , Patric Knowles (1911–1995) , Reginald Denny
- Runtime: 82 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Cijeli svijet za otkup , Alerte à Singapour (Belgium) , World for Ransom (United Kingdom) , Ihmisryöstö (Finland) , Ο δαίμων της Σιγκαπούρης (Greece) , Singapore intrigo internazionale (Italy) , Alerte à Singapour (France, French Republic) , Lumea de răscumpărat (Romania) , Menschenraub in Singapur (Austria) , Ontvoering te Singapore (Belgium) , Pânico em Singapura (Brazil) , Ontvoerd uit Singapore (Netherlands the) , World for Ransom , World for Ransom (Canada) , Pánico en Singapur (Argentina) , Menschenraub in Singapur , Τα λύτρα (Greece) , World for Ransom (United States of America)
- Plot: Director Robert Aldrich, one year before his post-modern Noir masterpiece Kiss Me, Deadly (1955), did his best with this atmospheric China Seas melodrama. Should chanteuse Frenesie (Marion Carr) stay glued to her weak-kneed but handsome husband (Patric Knowles) or wise up and take what tough but reliable Irish soldier of fortune Callahan (Dan Duryea) has to offer? The answer comes only after sterling character actors Gene Lockhart (evil mastermind), Nigel Bruce (colonial governor), Douglas Dumbrille (military cop) and once-handsome Reginald Denny (ditto) squabble and planify to restore order. Bonus: lovely brogue-wielding Arthur Shields, younger brother of icon Barry Fitzgerald, as the hydrogen bomb expert whose kidnap fuels the intrigue. Bad guys vs. good with the sublime, sweet-hearted, tough-tongued Duryea playing both ends against the middle. His face like carved rare roast beef, his hair slicked back, eternal glint in his eye, Duryea wriggles through sewers, sprints around enemy strongholds, and handles grenades with the best of 'em.
- IMDB:tt0047681
World for Ransom Cast · · · ALL
Robert Aldrich
Director
Dan Duryea
Mike Callahan / Corrigan
Gene Lockhart
(1891–1957)
Alexis Pederas
Patric Knowles
(1911–1995)
Julian March
Reginald Denny
Major Ian Bone
Nigel Bruce
Governor Sir Charles Coutts
Marian Carr
Frennessey March
Arthur Shields
(1896–1970)
Sean O'Connor
Douglass Dumbrille
Insp. McCollum
Carmen D’Antonio
Dancer
Keye Luke
(1904–1991)
Wong
Clarence Lung
Johnny Chan
Lou Nova
Guzik
Patrick Allen
Stuart Hall
Strother Martin
Beal Wong