World for Ransom

1/31/19541h 22m

Theatrical Release (US)

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

Overview:

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.

Director:

Robert Aldrich

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

singapore
b movie

Cast

Dan Duryea

~ as ~

Mike Callahan / Corrigan

Gene Lockhart

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Alexis Pederas

Patric Knowles

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Julian March

Reginald Denny

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Major Ian Bone

Nigel Bruce

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Governor Sir Charles Coutts

Marian Carr

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Frennessey March

Arthur Shields

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Sean O'Connor

Douglass Dumbrille

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Insp. McCollum

Carmen D'Antonio

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Dancer

Keye Luke

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Wong

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 1 year(s) ago
6
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.