Ransom
Summary:
Viewers familiar with the 1996 Mel Gibson blockbuster Ransom may be disappointed that there are no smirking villains, car chases, or bloody fistfights in the original 1956 version of the same story. Even so, the earlier Ransom! has much to offer on a purely dramatic level. Based on the Richard Maibaum-Cyril Hume TV play Fearful Decision, the film stars Glenn Ford as ... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Glenn Ford - (David G. Stannard)
Donna Reed - (Edith Stannard)
Leslie Nielsen - (Charlie Telfer)
Juano Hernandez - (Jesse Chapman)
Alexander Scourby - (Dr. Paul Y. Gorman)
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Review:
Alex Segal's 1956 low-budget thriller Ransom! hides behind its two-dimensional kidnapping premise as a smokescreen. The film's roots run deeper than an abduction -- so much so that the kidnapping, in retrospect, appears a mere afterthought. Segal and his co-writers (Cyril Hume and Richard Maibaum) build the gestalt of their story ... Continue >>
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