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World for Ransom
World for Ransom

World for Ransom

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

Genres

DramaActionThriller

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

82 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

31 January 1954

Country

United States of America

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

Carmen D'Antonio

Carmen D'Antonio

Dancer

Keye Luke

Keye Luke

Wong

Clarence Lung

Clarence Lung

Johnny Chan

Lou Nova

Lou Nova

Guzik

Patrick Allen

Patrick Allen

Spencer Chan

Spencer Chan

Herschel Graham

Herschel Graham

Club Patron (uncredited)

Stuart Hall

Stuart Hall

Military Officer (uncredited)

George Hoagland

George Hoagland

Gustave Lax

Gustave Lax

Strother Martin

Strother Martin

Beal Wong

Beal Wong

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