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World for Ransom

"He was lured kiss-by-kiss into an incredible plot to destroy the world!"

1954-01-31 Drama 1hr 22m

In Singapore, a private detective and the British authorities are on the trail of a crime syndicate that kidnaps a nuclear physicist with the aim of selling him to the highest bidder.

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In Singapore, a private detective and the British authorities are on the trail of a crime syndicate that kidnaps a nuclear physicist with the aim of selling him to the highest bidder.

  • Released
    1954-01-31
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 22m
  • Genre
    Drama, Action, Thriller
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    5.8
  • Production
    Plaza Productions, Allied Artists Pictures

Crew

Robert Aldrich
Director
Lindsay Hardy
Writer
Bernard Tabakin
Producer

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Cast

Dan Duryea

Dan Duryea

Mike Callahan / Corrigan
Gene Lockhart

Gene Lockhart

Alexis Pederas
Patric Knowles

Patric Knowles

Julian March
Reginald Denny

Reginald Denny

Major Ian Bone
Nigel Bruce

Nigel Bruce

Governor Sir Charles Coutts
Marian Carr

Marian Carr

Frennessey March
Arthur Shields

Arthur Shields

Sean O'Connor
Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

Insp. McCollum
Clarence Lung

Clarence Lung

Johnny Chan
Herschel Graham

Herschel Graham

Club Patron (uncredited)
Stuart Hall

Stuart Hall

Military Officer (uncredited)

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Reviews for World for Ransom
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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-03-10

When acclaimed nuclear physicist "O'Connor" (Arthur Shields) is kidnapped in Singapore it falls to opportunist investigator "Callahan" (Dan ... read more

When acclaimed nuclear physicist "O'Connor" (Arthur Shields) is kidnapped in Singapore it falls to opportunist investigator "Callahan" (Dan Duryea) to try to find him before an auction ensues that will see the poor man fought over by the West and those nasty commies behind the iron curtain. Meantime, he's also amidst a bit of a love triangle with singer "Frennessey" (Marion Carr) who is married to the underwhelming "Julian" (Patric Knowles) and looking for a bit of adventure. Thereafter this all rather standard cold war drama that, for me at any rate, is really only memorable as the last on screen appearance of the avuncular Nigel Bruce - still wearing the plumed hat as the Governor. Gene Lockhart is quite effective as the double-dealing "Pederas" but the rest of the competent cast only do as much as they can with the rather pedestrian script and Robert Aldrich really seems content to run within the predictable tramlines of the B-movie before a predictable conclusion. This is quite a disappointing film.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

When acclaimed nuclear physicist "O'Connor" (Arthur Shields) is kidnapped in Singapore it falls to opportunist investigator "Callahan" (Dan Duryea) to try to find him before an auction ensues that will see the poor man fought over by the We...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-03-10

When acclaimed nuclear physicist "O'Connor" (Arthur Shields) is kidnapped in Singapore it falls to opportunist investigator "Callahan" (Dan Duryea) to try to find him before an auction ensues that wil...

read more