The Abductors
TRUE...history's most amazing crime plot taken from the files of the U.S. Secret Service!
Genres
Overview
Two men (Victor McLaglen, George Macready) botch the kidnapping of a warden's daughter (Fay Spain), then plot to ransom Abraham Lincoln's corpse.
Details
Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
80 min
Release Date
1957-07-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Victor McLaglen
Tom Muldoon
George Macready
Jack Langley
Gavin Muir
Herbert Evans
Fay Spain
Sue Ellen
Carl Thayler
The Boy
John Morley
Fred Winters
Carlyle Mitchell
Officers of the Law
George Cisar
Officers of the Law
Jason Johnson
Officers of the Law
Pat Lawless
Officers of the Law
James Logan
Officers of the Law
Fintan Meyler
Citizens of Springfield and Chicago
Joseph Hamilton
Secret Service Agent (as Joe Hamilton)
Nolan Leary
Prison Warden
Gene Walker
Secret Serice Agent
Calvin Booth
Citizens of Springfield and Chicago
Cliff Lyons
Secret Service Agent
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