Ransom!
7.0
“When that phone rings --”
A wealthy business man stuns his wife and town with a televised response to his son's kidnappers.
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Cast
35 people
Glenn Ford
David G. 'Dave' Stannard
Known for
The Big Heat
Superman
Donna Reed
Edith Stannard
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
From Here to Eternity
Leslie Nielsen
Charlie Telfer
Known for
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Airplane!
Juano Hernández
Jesse Chapman aka Uncle Jesse
Known for
Kiss Me Deadly
Sergeant Rutledge
Robert Keith
Police Chief Jim Backett
Known for
The Wild One
The Lineup
Richard Gaines
Langly
Known for
Double Indemnity
The More the Merrier
Mabel Albertson
Mrs. Partridge
Known for
Barefoot in the Park
What's Up, Doc?
Alexander Scourby
Dr. Paul Y. Gorman
Known for
The Big Heat
Jesus
Lori March
Elizabeth Stannard
Also in
Lovers and Lollipops
The Twilight Zone
Bobby Clark
Andrew "Andy" Stannard
Known for
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Robert Burton
Sheriff Jake Kessing
Known for
The Big Heat
The Tall T
Juanita Moore
Shirley Lorraine
Known for
The Kid
Imitation of Life
Alex Segal Director · Richard Maibaum Screenplay Cyril Hume Screenplay
Worldwide gross $2.2M · Budget $1M · United States release January 24, 1956
Box office
Budget
$1,003,000
Worldwide gross
$2,172,000
Gross vs. budget
2.2×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
United States · January 24, 1956
Theatrical
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