Ransom! (1956)
1h 49m
Running Time
January 24, 1956Release Date
Ransom! (1956)
1h 49m
Running Time
January 24, 1956Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
A wealthy business man stuns his wife and town with a televised response to his son's kidnappers.
Where to Watch.
SubsCurrently Ransom! is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: TBS
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
Glenn Ford
David G. Stannard
Donna Reed
Edith Stannard
Leslie Nielsen
Charlie Telfer
Juano Hernández
Jesse Chapman
Robert Keith
Chief Jim Backett
Richard Gaines
Langly
Mabel Albertson
Mrs. Partridge
Lori March
Elizabeth Stannard
Alexander Scourby
Dr. Paul Y. Gorman
Bobby Clark
Andy Stannard
Bobby Clark
Andy Stannard
Robert Burton
Sheriff Jake Kessing
Ainslie Pryor
Al Stannard
Alex Segal
Director
Alex Segal
Director
Juanita Moore
Shirley Lorraine
Cyril Hume
Writer
Olan Soule
Bank Clerk
Richard Maibaum
Writer
Charles Herbert
Butchie Ritter
Nicholas Nayfack
Producer
Jeff Alexander
Composer
Art Lewis
Newsman
Dick Rich
Sgt. Wenzel
Arthur E. Arling
Cinematographer
Ferris Webster
Editor
Peter Adams
George Portalis (uncredited)
Paul Brinegar
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Jack Daly
Sidewalk Onlooker (uncredited)
George Dunn
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
Officer (uncredited)
Alan Harris
Telephone Employee (uncredited)
Billy Nelson
Angry Man in Fight (uncredited)
Hal Taggart
Sidewalk Onlooker (uncredited)
Leon Tyler
TV Assistant Director (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Policeman in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Allen Jaffe
Townsman (uncredited)
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
William Tuttle
Makeup Artist
Media.
Details.
This Movie Is About.
ransom
kidnapping
child kidnapping
phone call
1950s
wealthy couple
child abduction
Wiki.
Ransom! is a 1956 American crime drama film about the kidnapping of the son of a wealthy couple. Written by Richard Maibaum and Cyril Hume, the film is based on a popular 1954 episode of The United States Steel Hour titled "Fearful Decision" starring Ralph Bellamy.Directed by stage and television veteran Alex Segal, the film stars Glenn Ford, Donna Reed and Leslie Nielsen (in his first film role).
The 1996 film Ransom, directed by Ron Howard and starring Mel Gibson, was loosely based on Ransom!.
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