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Status
Released
Release
1956
Runtime
1h 49m
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"When that phone rings --"
A wealthy business man stuns his wife and town with a televised response to his son's kidnappers.
35 Cast Members
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)