Il ricatto più vile (1956)
L'industriale David Stannard conduce una vita agiata insieme alla moglie a al figlioletto. Un brutto giorno però quest'ultimo viene rapito da una banda di criminali che, in cambio della sua liberazione, chiede un riscatto di mezzo milione di dollari. Il padre raccoglie la somma ma, temendo che nonostante il pagamento i banditi non rilascino il figlio, lancia loro un drammatico appello attraverso una rete televisiva ed avverte i rapitori che se non gli rimanderanno prima suo figlio, li userà tutti come taglia sulla loro testa. Edith, sconvolta e impaurita, lo rimprovera ma ecco che...
Direttore:
Alex Segal
Scrittori:
Cyril Hume, Richard Maibaum.
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Glenn Ford as David G. 'Dave' Stannard |
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Donna Reed as Edith Stannard |
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Leslie Nielsen as Charlie Telfer |
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Juano Hernández as Jesse Chapman aka Uncle Jesse |
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Robert Keith as Police Chief Jim Backett |
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Richard Gaines as Langly |
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Mabel Albertson as Mrs. Partridge |
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Alexander Scourby as Dr. Paul Y. Gorman |
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Lori March as Elizabeth Stannard |
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Bobby Clark as Andrew "Andy" Stannard |
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Robert Burton as Sheriff Jake Kessing |
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Juanita Moore as Shirley Lorraine |
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Ainslie Pryor as Al Stannard |
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Olan Soule as Bank Clerk |
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Charles Herbert as Butchie Ritter |
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Art Lewis as Newsman |
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Dick Rich as Sgt. Wenzel |
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Peter Adams as George Portalis (uncredited) |
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Paul Brinegar as Bank Clerk (uncredited) |
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Jack Daly as Sidewalk Onlooker (uncredited) |
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George Dunn as Bank Clerk (uncredited) |
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Jack Gargan as Chauffeur (uncredited) |
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Sol Gorss as Officer (uncredited) |
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Alan Harris as Telephone Employee (uncredited) |
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Billy Nelson as Angry Man in Fight (uncredited) |
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Hal Taggart as Sidewalk Onlooker (uncredited) |
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Leon Tyler as TV Assistant Director (uncredited) |
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Dale Van Sickel as Policeman in Phone Booth (uncredited) |
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Allen Jaffe as Townsman (uncredited) |
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James Conaty as Bank Teller (uncredited) |
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Franklyn Farnum as Townsman in Crowd (uncredited) |
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George Ford as Guard (uncredited) |
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Sig Frohlich as Good Humor Man (uncredited) |
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Duane Grey as Cop (uncredited) |
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Sam Harris as Townsman in Crowd (uncredited) |
| Directing | Alex Segal | Director |
| Writing | Cyril Hume | Screenplay |
| Writing | Richard Maibaum | Screenplay |
| Production | Nicholas Nayfack | Producer |
| Sound | Jeff Alexander | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Arthur E. Arling | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ferris Webster | Editor |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Art | Arthur Lonergan | Art Direction |
| Art | Richard Pefferle | Set Decoration |
| Art | Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sydney Guilaroff | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Will Beitel | Orchestrator |
