Comedy ·TV Movie · United States of America · 1959 · 26m

The Ransom of Red Chief

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Director
Alvin Rakoff
Cast
William Bendix as Bill Driscoll Russell Collins as Dorset Hans Conried as Sam Snyder Teddy Rooney as Johnny
Crew
O. Henry — Story
Synopsis

Based upon a famous O. Henry short story, two crooks think they have an opportunity to make a quick buck by kidnapping a rich man's son. Ironically, the hostage takers become the hostages as they pay through the nose becoming the butts of the kid's stunts.

Mood & Themes
crooks
Key Collaborators
Alvin Rakoff Director O. Henry Story
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