Ransom!
When that phone rings --
1956 | 109m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Alex Segal |
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| Writer: | Richard Maibaum, Cyril Hume |
| Staring: |
| A rich man stuns his wife and town with a televised threat to his son's kidnapper. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 24, 1956 |
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| Director: | Alex Segal |
| Writer: | Richard Maibaum, Cyril Hume |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | ransom, kidnapping, film noir, child kidnapping, phone call |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Glenn Ford | David G. 'Dave' Stannard |
| Donna Reed | Edith Stannard |
| Leslie Nielsen | Charlie Telfer |
| Juano Hernández | Jesse Chapman aka Uncle Jesse |
| Robert Keith | Police Chief Jim Backett |
| Richard Gaines | Langly |
| Mabel Albertson | Mrs. Partridge |
| Alexander Scourby | Dr. Paul Y. Gorman |
| Lori March | Elizabeth Stannard |
| Bobby Clark | Andrew "Andy" Stannard |
| Robert Burton | Sheriff Jake Kessing |
| Juanita Moore | Shirley Lorraine |
| Ainslie Pryor | Al Stannard |
| Olan Soule | Bank Clerk |
| Charles Herbert | Butchie Ritter |
| Art Lewis | Newsman |
| Dick Rich | Sgt. Wenzel |
| Peter Adams | George Portalis (uncredited) |
| Paul Brinegar | Bank Clerk (uncredited) |
| Jack Daly | Sidewalk Onlooker (uncredited) |
| George Dunn | Bank Clerk (uncredited) |
| Jack Gargan | Chauffeur (uncredited) |
| Sol Gorss | Officer (uncredited) |
| Alan Harris | Telephone Employee (uncredited) |
| Billy Nelson | Angry Man in Fight (uncredited) |
| Hal Taggart | Sidewalk Onlooker (uncredited) |
| Leon Tyler | TV Assistant Director (uncredited) |
| Dale Van Sickel | Policeman in Phone Booth (uncredited) |
| Allen Jaffe | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Sydney Guilaroff | Hairstylist |
| William Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
| Richard Maibaum | Screenplay |
| Alex Segal | Director |
| Cyril Hume | Screenplay |
| Jeff Alexander | Original Music Composer |
| Arthur E. Arling | Director of Photography |
| Ferris Webster | Editor |
| Arthur Lonergan | Art Direction |
| Richard Pefferle | Set Decoration |
| Will Beitel | Orchestrator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Nicholas Nayfack | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 3 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
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