Ransom!
Plot: A wealthy business man stuns his wife and town with a televised response to his son's kidnappers.
Release Date:
Tuesday, January 24 1956
69 years ago
69 years ago
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Cast
Glenn Ford. Glenn Ford was 39 in Ransom! as 'David G. 'Dave' Stannard'.Birthday: Mon, May 01 1916 –
Died: Wed, Aug 30 2006
Died: Wed, Aug 30 2006
Donna Reed. Donna Reed was 34 in Ransom! as 'Edith Stannard'.Birthday: Thu, Jan 27 1921 –
Died: Tue, Jan 14 1986
Died: Tue, Jan 14 1986
Leslie Nielsen. Leslie Nielsen was 29 in Ransom! as 'Charlie Telfer'.Birthday: Thu, Feb 11 1926 –
Died: Sun, Nov 28 2010
Died: Sun, Nov 28 2010
Juano Hernández. Juano Hernández was 59 in Ransom! as 'Jesse Chapman aka Uncle Jesse'.Birthday: Sun, Jul 19 1896 –
Died: Fri, Jul 17 1970
Died: Fri, Jul 17 1970
Robert Keith. Robert Keith was 57 in Ransom! as 'Police Chief Jim Backett'.Birthday: Wed, Feb 09 1898 –
Died: Thu, Dec 22 1966
Died: Thu, Dec 22 1966
Richard Gaines. Richard Gaines was 51 in Ransom! as 'Langly'.Birthday: Sat, Jul 23 1904 –
Died: Mon, Jul 21 1975
Died: Mon, Jul 21 1975
Mabel Albertson. Mabel Albertson was 54 in Ransom! as 'Mrs. Partridge'.Birthday: Wed, Jul 24 1901 –
Died: Tue, Sep 28 1982
Died: Tue, Sep 28 1982
Alexander Scourby. Alexander Scourby was 42 in Ransom! as 'Dr. Paul Y. Gorman'.Birthday: Thu, Nov 13 1913 –
Died: Fri, Feb 22 1985
Died: Fri, Feb 22 1985
Lori March. Lori March was 32 in Ransom! as 'Elizabeth Stannard'.Birthday: Tue, Mar 06 1923 –
Died: Tue, Mar 19 2013
Died: Tue, Mar 19 2013
Bobby Clark. Bobby Clark was 11 in Ransom! as 'Andrew "Andy" Stannard'.Birthday: Mon, Nov 13 1944 –
Died: Sun, Nov 14 2021
Died: Sun, Nov 14 2021
Robert Burton. Robert Burton was 60 in Ransom! as 'Sheriff Jake Kessing'.Birthday: Mon, Aug 12 1895 –
Died: Sat, Sep 29 1962
Died: Sat, Sep 29 1962
Juanita Moore. Juanita Moore was 41 in Ransom! as 'Shirley Lorraine'.Birthday: Mon, Oct 19 1914 –
Died: Wed, Jan 01 2014
Died: Wed, Jan 01 2014
Ainslie Pryor. Ainslie Pryor was 34 in Ransom! as 'Al Stannard'.Birthday: Tue, Feb 01 1921 –
Died: Tue, May 27 1958
Died: Tue, May 27 1958
Olan Soule. Olan Soule was 46 in Ransom! as 'Bank Clerk'.Birthday: Sun, Feb 28 1909 –
Died: Tue, Feb 01 1994
Died: Tue, Feb 01 1994
Charles Herbert. Charles Herbert was 7 in Ransom! as 'Butchie Ritter'.Birthday: Thu, Dec 02 1948 –
Died: Sat, Oct 31 2015
Died: Sat, Oct 31 2015
Art Lewis. Art Lewis was 38 in Ransom! as 'Newsman'.Birthday: Thu, Sep 20 1917 –
Died: Sat, Feb 19 2005
Died: Sat, Feb 19 2005
Dick Rich. Dick Rich was 46 in Ransom! as 'Sgt. Wenzel'.Birthday: Sat, Feb 27 1909 –
Died: Wed, Mar 29 1967
Died: Wed, Mar 29 1967
Peter Adams. Peter Adams was 38 in Ransom! as 'George Portalis (uncredited)'.Birthday: Sat, Sep 22 1917 –
Died: Thu, Jan 08 1987
Died: Thu, Jan 08 1987
Paul Brinegar. Paul Brinegar was 38 in Ransom! as 'Bank Clerk (uncredited)'.Birthday: Wed, Dec 19 1917 –
Died: Mon, Mar 27 1995
Died: Mon, Mar 27 1995
Jack Daly. Jack Daly was 41 in Ransom! as 'Sidewalk Onlooker (uncredited)'.Birthday: Mon, Sep 28 1914 –
Died: Sun, Jun 02 1968
Died: Sun, Jun 02 1968
George Dunn. George Dunn was 41 in Ransom! as 'Bank Clerk (uncredited)'.Birthday: Mon, Nov 23 1914 –
Died: Tue, Apr 27 1982
Died: Tue, Apr 27 1982
Jack Gargan. Jack Gargan was 55 in Ransom! as 'Chauffeur (uncredited)'.Birthday: Thu, Feb 08 1900 –
Died: Tue, Sep 30 1958
Died: Tue, Sep 30 1958
Sol Gorss. Sol Gorss was 47 in Ransom! as 'Officer (uncredited)'.Birthday: Sun, Mar 22 1908 –
Died: Sat, Sep 10 1966
Died: Sat, Sep 10 1966
Alan Harris. Alan Harris was 54 in Ransom! as 'Telephone Employee (uncredited)'.Birthday: Sun, Jan 19 1902 –
Died: Sun, Jun 15 1980
Died: Sun, Jun 15 1980
Billy Nelson. Billy Nelson was 52 in Ransom! as 'Angry Man in Fight (uncredited)'.Birthday: Sun, Jul 19 1903 –
Died: Mon, Aug 06 1973
Died: Mon, Aug 06 1973
Hal Taggart. Hal Taggart was 59 in Ransom! as 'Sidewalk Onlooker (uncredited)'.Birthday: Sun, Apr 12 1896 –
Died: Tue, Dec 07 1971
Died: Tue, Dec 07 1971
Leon Tyler. Leon Tyler was 23 in Ransom! as 'TV Assistant Director (uncredited)'.Birthday: Thu, Jun 16 1932
Dale Van Sickel. Dale Van Sickel was 48 in Ransom! as 'Policeman in Phone Booth (uncredited)'.Birthday: Fri, Nov 29 1907 –
Died: Tue, Jan 25 1977
Died: Tue, Jan 25 1977
Allen Jaffe. Allen Jaffe was 27 in Ransom! as 'Townsman (uncredited)'.Birthday: Mon, Apr 09 1928 –
Died: Sat, Mar 18 1989
Died: Sat, Mar 18 1989
Crew
Alex Segal. Alex Segal was 40 in Ransom! as 'Director'Birthday: Thu, Jul 01 1915 –
Died: Mon, Aug 22 1977
Died: Mon, Aug 22 1977
Arthur E. Arling. Arthur E. Arling was 49 in Ransom! as 'Director of Photography'Birthday: Wed, Sep 19 1906 –
Died: Wed, Oct 16 1991
Died: Wed, Oct 16 1991
Cyril Hume. Cyril Hume was 55 in Ransom! as 'Screenplay'Birthday: Fri, Mar 16 1900 –
Died: Sat, Mar 26 1966
Died: Sat, Mar 26 1966
Richard Maibaum. Richard Maibaum was 46 in Ransom! as 'Screenplay'Birthday: Wed, May 26 1909 –
Died: Fri, Jan 04 1991
Died: Fri, Jan 04 1991
Ferris Webster. Ferris Webster was 43 in Ransom! as 'Editor'Birthday: Mon, Apr 29 1912 –
Died: Sat, Feb 04 1989
Died: Sat, Feb 04 1989
Jeff Alexander. Jeff Alexander was 45 in Ransom! as 'Original Music Composer'Birthday: Sat, Jul 02 1910 –
Died: Sat, Dec 23 1989
Died: Sat, Dec 23 1989
Cedric Gibbons. Cedric Gibbons was 62 in Ransom! as 'Art Direction'Birthday: Thu, Mar 23 1893 –
Died: Tue, Jul 26 1960
Died: Tue, Jul 26 1960
Sydney Guilaroff. Sydney Guilaroff was 48 in Ransom! as 'Hairstylist'Birthday: Sat, Nov 02 1907 –
Died: Sun, May 25 1997
Died: Sun, May 25 1997
William Tuttle. William Tuttle was 43 in Ransom! as 'Makeup Artist'Birthday: Sat, Apr 13 1912 –
Died: Fri, Jul 27 2007
Died: Fri, Jul 27 2007
Edwin B. Willis. Edwin B. Willis was 62 in Ransom! as 'Set Decoration'Birthday: Fri, Jan 27 1893 –
Died: Tue, Nov 26 1963
Died: Tue, Nov 26 1963
Arthur Lonergan. Arthur Lonergan was 50 in Ransom! as 'Art Direction'Birthday: Tue, Jan 23 1906 –
Died: Mon, Jan 23 1989
Died: Mon, Jan 23 1989
Richard Pefferle. Richard Pefferle was 51 in Ransom! as 'Set Decoration'Birthday: Thu, Jan 05 1905 –
Died: Fri, Mar 07 1969
Died: Fri, Mar 07 1969