Ransom!

Ransom!
Ransom!
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Alex Segal
Screenplay by	Cyril Hume; Richard Maibaum
Based on	Fearful Decision; 1954 TV play; by Cyril Hume; Richard Maibaum
Produced by	Nicholas Nayfack
Starring	Glenn Ford; Donna Reed; Leslie Nielsen; Juano Hernandez; Robert Keith
Cinematography	Arthur E. Arling
Edited by	Ferris Webster
Music by	Jeff Alexander
Production; company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's Inc.
Release date	January 24, 1956;
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1,003,000
Box office	$2,172,000

Ransom! is a 1956 American crime drama film about the kidnapping of the son of a wealthy couple. Written by Richard Maibaum and Cyril Hume, the film is based on a popular 1954 episode of The United States Steel Hour titled "Fearful Decision" starring Ralph Bellamy.^[3]

Directed by stage and television veteran Alex Segal, the film stars Glenn Ford, Donna Reed and Leslie Nielsen.

The 1996 film Ransom, directed by Ron Howard and starring Mel Gibson, was loosely based on Ransom!.

^ ^a ^b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
^ Domestic take - see 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1956', Variety Weekly, January 2, 1957
^ "Fearful Decision". IMDb. 10 May 1955.