The Kidnappers
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“The frankly sentimental story of love, hate and adventure in a primitive land!”
After losing their father in the Boer War, orphaned brothers Harry and Davy must leave their home in Scotland to live with their grandmother and cantankerous grandfather in Nova Scotia. The boys want nothing more than a pet dog, but their grandfather refuses to get them one. Then, when the brothers find an abandoned baby, they decide to keep it – but the foundling may not have been abandoned after all.
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Cast
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Jean Anderson
Grandma MacKenzie
Known for
The Three Lives of Thomasina
The Lady Vanishes
Adrienne Corri
Kirsty
Known for
A Clockwork Orange
Vampire Circus
Theodore Bikel
Dr. Willem Bloem
Known for
The African Queen
My Fair Lady
Duncan Macrae
Jim MacKenzie
Known for
Greyfriars Bobby
Tunes of Glory
Vincent Winter
Davy
Known for
Gorgo
The Three Lives of Thomasina
Jon Whiteley
Harry
Known for
Moonfleet
Francis de Wolff
Jan Hooft Sr.
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
From Russia with Love
Christopher Beeny
Jan Hooft Jr.
Also in
Upstairs, Downstairs
In Loving Memory
James Sutherland
Arron McNab
John Rae
Andrew McCleod
Known for
Quatermass 2
Green for Danger
Jameson Clark
Tom Cameron
Known for
Whisky Galore!
Greyfriars Bobby
Eric Woodburn
Sam Howie
Also in
I Could Go on Singing
Miss MacTaggart Won't Lie Down
Philip Leacock Director · Neil Paterson Author Bruce Montgomery Composer
United States release December 1, 1953 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production The Rank Organisation, United Artists Pictures
Production
Group Film Productions
Production
The Rank Organisation
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 1, 1953
Theatrical
United Kingdom · December 17, 1953
Theatrical
Austria
January 1, 1954 · Theatrical
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