A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 76.0 / 100
1956Crime / Drama / Film-Noir1h 49m
RANSOM!
“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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Alex Segal·DirectorCyril Hume·ScreenplayRichard Maibaum·ScreenplayArthur E. Arling·Director of PhotographyJeff Alexander·Original Music ComposerFerris Webster·Editor
Cast
Glenn Ford·David G. 'Dave' StannardDonna Reed·Edith StannardLeslie Nielsen·Charlie TelferJuano Hernández·Jesse Chapman aka Uncle JesseRobert Keith·Police Chief Jim BackettRichard Gaines·LanglyMabel Albertson·Mrs. PartridgeAlexander Scourby·Dr. Paul Y. GormanLori March·Elizabeth StannardBobby Clark·Andrew "Andy" Stannard
Full Crew(14 credits)
Full Crew
(14 credits)
Directing· 1
Alex Segal·Director
Writing· 2
Cyril Hume·ScreenplayRichard Maibaum·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Arthur E. Arling·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Ferris Webster·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Jeff Alexander·Original Music ComposerWill Beitel·Orchestrator
Art & Design· 5
Cedric Gibbons·Art DirectionArthur Lonergan·Art DirectionRichard Pefferle·Set DecorationWilliam Tuttle·Makeup ArtistEdwin B. Willis·Set Decoration
Production· 1
Nicholas Nayfack·Producer
Other Departments· 1
Sydney Guilaroff·Hairstylist
By the Numbers
76.0
OF 100
Master Score
7.0
OF 10
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