Ransom! (1956)

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Country: USA
Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Release: 1956-08-27
Director: Alex Segal
Writers: Cyril Hume , Richard Maibaum
Language: English
Stars: Glenn Ford , Donna Reed (I) (1921–1986) , Leslie Nielsen , Juano Hernandez , Robert Keith , Richard Gaines , Mabel Albertson (1901–1982) , Alexander Scourby , Bobby Clark , Ainslie Pryor
Runtime: 109 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Rescate (Argentina) , Răsplată! (Romania) , Losgeld (Netherlands the) , Ransom! (Canada) , Il ricatto più vile (Italy) , Fearful Decision (United Kingdom) , Ta lytra tis arpagis (Greece) , O Resgate (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Rapto (Spain) , La rançon (France, French Republic) , Okup (Poland) , Menschenraub , Puhelu tuntemattomalta (Finland) , Din sønn er stjålet (Norway) , Ransom! (United Kingdom) , Decisão Amarga (Brazil) , Fearful Decision (United States of America) , 誘拐（1956） (Japan) , Can bedeli (Turkey) , Ransom! (Canada) , Ransom! , Mens politiet arbejder (Denmark) , Выкуп , Váltságdíj (Hungary) , Menschenraub (Austria) , Signal från okänd (Sweden) , Ransom! (United States of America) , Rescate (Mexico)
Plot: When his son Andy is kidnapped and held for ransom, David Stannard liquidates his assets to meet the half-million dollar demand. A casual remark by newspaper reporter Charlie Telfer makes him change his mind. Despite the pleas from his wife Edith and brother Al, and the resultant condemnation of the press and public, Stannard goes on a nation-wide television program, displays the money and warns the kidnapper that not one cent will be paid for ransom; instead the money will be used to track down the kidnapper if Andy isn't returned unharmed. The police then find the boy's blood-stained shirt.
IMDB:tt0049656