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Original title: Ransom!

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Film Noir Police Procedural Psychological Drama Psychological Thriller Crime Drama Thriller

After the child of wealthy parents gets abducted, the police and a member of the press intervene to assist the parents in their search but end up complicating their impending decisions.After the child of wealthy parents gets abducted, the police and a member of the press intervene to assist the parents in their search but end up complicating their impending decisions.After the child of wealthy parents gets abducted, the police and a member of the press intervene to assist the parents in their search but end up complicating their impending decisions.

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6.9/10

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Trivia
Film debuts of Leslie Nielsen and Lori March.

Goofs
(at around 12 mins) Mrs. Stannard waits for her husband to return from work and son from school by playing the piano near the front window. She hears a vehicle in the drive and lifts her left wrist to look at her watch; however, the music from the piano continues with the part for both hands.

Quotes
David G. Stannard: [home from work 2 hours early, getting intimate with his wife] Now I see why the unemployed have so many children.

Alternate versions
There is an alternate colorized version.

Connections
Featured in MGM Parade: Episode #1.18 (1956)

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7/10

Powerful and thought provoking drama based purely on the characters.

Restrained performances and confined locations make this a powerful thriller. Glenn Ford is superb in the role, Leslie Neilson however is a tad over the top. Where this film succeeds is in sticking with the main character and never straying from his confinement or his pain, and when it comes to the hardest decision of his life, you're battered by the argueing group. Gritty and thought provoking.