United States / Jan 24, 1956
When that phone rings --
1h 49min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A wealthy business man stuns his wife and town with a televised response to his son's kidnappers.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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) |
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| 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) |
| James Conaty | Bank Teller (uncredited) |
| Franklyn Farnum | Townsman in Crowd (uncredited) |
| George Ford | Guard (uncredited) |
| Sig Frohlich | Good Humor Man (uncredited) |
| Duane Grey | Cop (uncredited) |
| Sam Harris | Townsman in Crowd (uncredited) |
Genres
CrimeDramaThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Ransom! |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | 24 gennaio 1956 |
| Production | Nicholas Nayfack |
| Writer | Cyril Hume, Richard Maibaum |
| Editing | Ferris Webster |
| Cinematography | Arthur E. Arling |
| Assistant directors | Alex Segal |
| Camera operators | Arthur E. Arling |
| Additional photography | Arthur E. Arling |
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| Production design | Edwin B. Willis, Cedric Gibbons, Arthur Lonergan, Richard Pefferle |
| Art direction | Cedric Gibbons, Arthur Lonergan, Edwin B. Willis, Richard Pefferle |
| Set decoration | Edwin B. Willis, Richard Pefferle, Cedric Gibbons, Arthur Lonergan |
| Music | Jeff Alexander, Will Beitel |
| Sound | Jeff Alexander, Will Beitel |
| Costume design | William Tuttle, Sydney Guilaroff |
| Makeup | William Tuttle, Sydney Guilaroff |
| Hairstyling | William Tuttle, Sydney Guilaroff |
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