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World for Ransom( 1954)

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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.

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      Dan Duryea

      Mike Callahan / Corrigan

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      Gene Lockhart

      Alexis Pederas

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      Patric Knowles

      Julian March

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      Reginald Denny

      Major Ian Bone

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      Nigel Bruce

      Governor Sir Charles Coutts

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      Marian Carr

      Frennessey March

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      Arthur Shields

      Sean O'Connor

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      Douglass Dumbrille

      Insp. McCollum

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      Carmen D'Antonio

      Dancer

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      Keye Luke

      Wong

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      Clarence Lung

      Johnny Chan

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      Lou Nova

      Guzik

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      Patrick Allen

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      Spencer Chan

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      Herschel Graham

      Club Patron (uncredited)

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      Stuart Hall

      Military Officer (uncredited)

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      George Hoagland

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      Gustave Lax

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      Strother Martin

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      Beal Wong

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Mar 10 2024
    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 scr...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • singapore
    • b movie